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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

However, a veterinarian in Bainbridge, Georgia, Dr. Otis L. Poitevint, who was called upon to treat many of the affected animals, has summarized his reasons for attributing the deaths to the insecticide as follows.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Texas ranchers are using drones, increasing inspections and stepping up use of insecticides to monitor and combat the parasitic fly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

To treat a screwworm infection, DeNotta said, people undergo the same combination of wound debridement and insecticides used in animals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

These insects can spread through complex tunnel systems, and standard contact insecticides only work if the termites physically touch the treated area.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

Both insecticides have been banned for outdoor agricultural use in the UK, but remain widely used in products for pets.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

These conditions may easily be duplicated as a result of heavy applications of arsenical insecticides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson