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pesticide

[pes-tuh-sahyd] / ˈpɛs təˌsaɪd /


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The study, published in Molecular Neurodegeneration, goes beyond identifying a connection between pesticide exposure and Parkinson's.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The researchers combined California's detailed pesticide application records with participants' residential and workplace address histories.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

However, the pesticide remains in use on many crops in the United States and continues to be widely applied in other countries.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

In interviews, commissioners lauded California’s enforcement system, saying they think it’s important to have discretion when applying regulations because crops, growing seasons and pesticide use vary from county to county.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Bees exposed to a new type of pesticide known as neonicotinoids exhibit confusion and odd behavior.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Scientists also want to investigate whether other commonly used pesticides interfere with the same cellular mechanisms.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The new round of government money will help farmers keep up their current spending levels for high-tech crop seeds, fertilizer, equipment and pesticides to continue growing larger crops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In a 1963 Canadian Parliamentary committee, for example, a witness from the chemical industry prominently cited it as reason chemical pesticides were required: to feed the approaching population explosion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

But drought, pesticides and habitat destruction triggered an unprecedented collapse that began in 2017, eventually wiping out an estimated 99.5 percent of the Bogong moth population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

A liver damaged by pesticides is not only incapable of protecting us from poisons, the whole wide range of its activities may be interfered with.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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