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pesticide::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chemical substance, chemical |
| Has types | arsenical, insect powder, insecticide, pediculicide, phosphine, scabicide, sheep dip, acaracide, spray, acaricide |
Examples of pesticide
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The only people who don't know the ingredients in a pesticide are the consumers.
From the sfgate.com
It's not zero chemicals but it certainly makes a big dent in pesticide exposure.
From the henleystandard.co.uk
France and Britain are keeping a watch on pesticide levels within their borders.
From the time.com
This means the pesticide treatments should still be effective against the mites.
From the sciencedaily.com
They also saw environmental benefits, using 45 percent less pesticide, he added.
From the washingtontimes.com
Employ is not a fertilizer, growth stimulant or enhancer, pathogen or pesticide.
From the washingtonpost.com
Pesticide residue in or on these food sources can have devastating consequences.
From the ocregister.com
In fact, sucralose had its beginning in a search for a more efficient pesticide.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Independent tests on Woolmer's stomach samples found no traces of the pesticide.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- A chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacterium), antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest. ...
- Pesticides vary in their effect on bees. Contact insecticides, which kill by touching the organism, affect worker bees directly sprayed. Systemic insecticides, those incorporated by treated plants, can contaminate nectar or pollen, which then kills bees in the hive.
- A substance, usually synthetic although sometimes biological, used to kill or contain the activities of pests
- (pesticides) chemicals or biological substances used to deliberately kill unwanted plants or animals.
- (PESTICIDES) Any chemical used by farmers to eradicate crop pests. Many are extremely toxic and harmful to workers, the environment, and consumers. The UFW led a forceful campaign both in public and in its contracts to eliminate the use of the most toxic and least biodegradable pesticides. ...
- (Pesticides) A general term used to describe chemical substances that are used to destroy or control insect or plant pests. Many of these substances are manufactured and do not occur naturally in the environment. Others are natural toxics that are extracted from plants and animals.
- (Pesticides) An organic or inorganic compound that aids in the control of insect degradation of the plant
- (Pesticides) Chemical products used to reduce or eliminate unwanted organisms, regarded as "pests". Pesticides are often used on gardens, agricultural land, roadsides, and golf courses to eliminate species considered undesirable or damaging.
