biopesticide

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Recent Examples of biopesticide In addition to enzymes, Burr promoted agricultural innovations in the fields of robotics, sensors and biopesticides. 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. Anna Braz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 The biopesticide is the first environmentally safe molluscicide to use inside power plants. Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 One biopesticide, the common soil fungus Metarhizium acridum, has been used against locusts in recent years. Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 4 June 2021 In addition to use as an oilseed crop, yellow mustard is also produced as condiment mustard, green manure, and as a biopesticide. oregonlive, 8 May 2021 The move brings nootkatone, considered a biopesticide, an insect repellent derived from natural ingredients, one step closer to inclusion in a consumer insecticide. Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2020 He is worried that this new biopesticide could harm an insect or change the ecosystem in an unforeseen way. Amanda Morris, AZCentral.com, 15 Apr. 2020 Somalia is three weeks behind in receiving a shipment of biopesticides for locust control due to Covid-19 delays. Neha Wadekar, Quartz Africa, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biopesticide
Noun
  • The Environmental Protection Agency actually classifies capsaicin as a biochemical pesticide and animal repellant.
    Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
  • There should be a compulsory living wage for sustainable farming roles and more work to reduce pesticide and fertiliser use.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • While traditional farming methods avoid insecticides and fertilizers, the soccer fields are another story.
    Mariana Martínez Barba and Julitàn Trejo Bax, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Pest control professionals sprayed the affected areas with insecticides on Oct 21., followed by a final spray on Oct. 23.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Four agrochemical companies now control the vast majority of commercial seeds in the U.S., along with most of the insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides sold for agricultural use, as well as the digital technology used for harvest.
    Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Use of herbicides has had similar impacts, and forest destruction in Mexico is shrinking the size of their wintering sites.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The report gives researchers a framework for understanding pathogens that don’t stay confined within those economic sectors, such as resistant bacteria that appear downstream of hospital sewage plants and agricultural fungicides that transform common hospital infections into untreatable ones.
    Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Four agrochemical companies now control the vast majority of commercial seeds in the U.S., along with most of the insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides sold for agricultural use, as well as the digital technology used for harvest.
    Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • One concern is that toxicants in the sharks’ livers can hinder production of vitellogenin, which becomes the yolk needed for egg cells.
    ByErik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
  • Since toxicants can be found in both healthy and unhealthy foods, this research suggests that some foods can contain a mix of components that are both beneficial and harmful for sleep.
    Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Repellent 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

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“Biopesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biopesticide. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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