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insecticide

[in-sek-tuh-sahyd] / ɪnˈsɛk təˌsaɪd /


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A 2025 patent application from UCR describes the use of pinenes to improve localized insecticide injections against western drywood termites.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

This summer, I will be companion planting basil, dill and marigolds with my tomatoes and an occasional spritz of a natural insecticide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Unable to afford insecticide, Cuba has been plagued by mosquito-born diseases, overwhelming medical facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

In feeding on the leaves the worms also swallow the insecticide, accumulating and concentrating it in their bodies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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