fungicide

Example Sentences

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If it is too wet in the spring, he might have to spend more on other items such as fungicide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

An analysis of beeswax in managed honeybee hives in New York found a wide variety of pesticide, herbicide and fungicide residues -- exposing current and future generations of bees to long-term toxicity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

So far early results have revealed that women with evidence of fungicide exposure during pregnancy had infants with more respiratory infections and impaired neurodevelopment at age one.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023

A weekly application of a copper-based fungicide can be helpful in preventing reappearance.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Or can we use a nonspecific fungicide without also killing the fungi that inhabit the roots of many trees in a beneficial association that aids the tree in extracting nutrients from the soil?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson