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insecticide

[in-sek-tuh-sahyd] / ɪnˈsɛk təˌsaɪd /


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For instance, insecticides are meant to affect insects, not humans or their resident microbes.

From Science Daily

Durnell, and the issue of whether a federal insecticide rule preempts state law.

From MarketWatch

Durnell, and the issue of whether a federal insecticide rule preempts state law.

From MarketWatch

Small farmers like Nkelane rarely have the means to buy tools or the chemical fertilisers and insecticides they deem necessary to improve their soil.

From Barron's

The findings appear to confirm the theory that the Bocek family died after being exposed to the toxic insecticide as a result of a pest control treatment used by the hotel they were staying in.

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