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Recent Examples of acaricideRepellent can also help, as can treating your yard with acaricides — a type of pesticide focused on ticks and mites.—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023 Large-scale habitat control or acaricide (tick-killing) treatment of wildlife, though possible, can be difficult or not cost-effective for homeowners.—Joyce Sakamoto, Washington Post, 18 June 2018
That includes people with impairments from chemical and pesticide exposure, as well as many older people and those who are living with HIV and AIDS, to name some examples.
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Lauren Shallish,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
The company also tests for contaminants, pesticides, and heavy metals in its products.
So far this year, more than a dozen pieces of legislation have been filed that deal with herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals, including those found in cleaning supplies and household products.
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John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2025
If aeration is on your to-do list, do it before applying pre-emergents to avoid disrupting the herbicide barrier.
The apple varieties whose flavors are familiar from the supermarket, such as Granny Smith, Fuji or Honeycrisp, are sprayed regularly with fungicides and other chemicals in commercial orchards.
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Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Otherwise, use of a fungicide labeled for rust control on ornamentals would be helpful.
Chemical components of pesticides were found in four of the products — inhaling certain pesticides through marijuana smoking poses a risk of harmful toxicants entering the lungs and bloodstream.
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Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
Nonetheless, the researchers also acknowledged that realizing such goals will be complex, as U.S. regulators typically consider risks associated with individual toxicants, rather than the complex mixtures that exist in wastewater.
In addition to enzymes, Burr promoted agricultural innovations in the fields of robotics, sensors and biopesticides.
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Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2023
According to Daniel, charcoal acts as a natural biopesticide, keeping bugs and bacteria away from the plants and allows better airflow between the roots.
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