acaricide

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Recent Examples of acaricide 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acaricide
Noun
  • The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The species was on the endangered list for nearly four decades – from 1970 to 2009 – because of exposure to the pesticide DDT, and they’re still protected.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • State lawmakers in Georgia and North Dakota have passed bills that would protect pesticide manufacturers from the same kind of legal liability that held Bayer responsible for Barnes’ cancer.
    John Klar, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There are several types of pre-emergent herbicides available.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike farms where fields stacked next to each other can become contaminated from non-organic herbicides, the Anderson Ranch property can remain neutral ground.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Subsequent research found that the fungicide Azoxystrobin gave good results in killing the fungus, not just suppressing it.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Otherwise, use of a fungicide labeled for rust control on ornamentals would be helpful.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
  • 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.
    Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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

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“Acaricide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acaricide. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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