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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
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.
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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.
There are several types of pre-emergent herbicides available.
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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.
Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.
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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.
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Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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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