insecticide
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The main piece is a giant bee made using three engines and is called "Insecticide is Suicide".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The order said that the filters are unregistered pesticides sold in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024
"Insecticide resistance is likely the leading cause of the global resurgence of bed bugs over the last 25 years," Lee explained.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024
Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes is increasingly a public health concern, particularly as populations of Aedes aegypti and other species are growing and expanding their geographical range as a result of climate change, urbanization and globalization.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2022
Insecticide residues have been recovered from human milk in samples tested by Food and Drug Administration Scientists.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing insecticide
"Dr. Seuss" by Jill Foran
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Speeches by César Chávez
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"The Exterminator" by Kirsten Weir
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