insecticide

A 2024 report by Kenyan food safety initiative Route to Food found a farmer in Kimana area using an insecticide that had an "active ingredient" that was "a chemical compound of cyanide".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Infected wounds are cleaned and debrided to remove any screwworm larvae, after which the animal is treated with an approved insecticide, DeNotta said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

When termites follow that scent into insecticide treated wood, the treatment becomes more effective.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

"We saw significant differences in the death rates using insecticide alone versus the insecticide plus pinene," said Choe.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

“That’s why they tried to insecticide my house.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

"By applying the insecticides, that's when they started falling out of conduit pipes, literally coming out of plug sockets, out of the toasters, out of the back of microwave ovens," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Proponents say French sugar beet, apple and hazelnut farmers need the insecticides -- forbidden in France since 2018 and 2019 respectively -- to help them compete with their European counterparts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Exterminators charge extra for extraction and often leave contaminated hives behind after applying insecticides.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

But syrup producers do not plant, irrigate, fertilize or use insecticides on their self-sufficient forests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

Large lots of green coffee in burlap bags have become contaminated while being transported by vessels also carrying a cargo of insecticides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson