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Meanings of insecticide in anglès

portuguès
inseticida
català
insecticida

A chemical used to kill insects.

insecticida
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инсекцид
portuguès
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insecticida
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insecticida

Pesticide used against insects.

insecticida
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Examples for "insecticides"
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Cotton farming is also responsible for 24 per cent of insecticides worldwide.
The Irish Times
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The European Union has recently banned a group of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides.
Radio NZ
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Chemtura's agrochemicals unit sells chemicals-based products such as insecticides and growth regulators.
Reuters
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The labs are supported by a Mr. Powell, a manufacturer of insecticides.
The new yorker
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But most strategies involve combing since most insecticides don't penetrate the egg.
Radio NZ
Usage of insecticide in anglès
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Increasing insecticide resistance also threatens to jeopardize the future of both strategies.
Pubmed
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Previous research indicated that CncC regulates three-phase enzymes responsible for insecticide resistance.
Pubmed
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Therefore, application of such insecticide should be limited to a designed programme.
Pubmed
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No chemical insecticide is immune to resistance, particularly if it is overused.
BBC
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The metalloid arsenic and the chlorinated insecticide endosulfan are common environmental contaminants.
Pubmed
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Therefore, application of such insecticide should be limited to a designed program.
Pubmed
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It's about screening buildings, putting up nets, spraying insecticide in laundry areas.
The Guardian
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Imidacloprid is a new insecticide with selective toxicity for insects over vertebrates.
Pubmed
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From these samples, 50 reported resistance to two or more insecticide classes.
The South African
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We handsearched journals, contacted researchers, funding agencies and net and insecticide manufacturers.
Pubmed
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The walls should be well washed with some insecticide of this kind.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883
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Among the obstacles are the dual threats of insecticide and drug resistance.
The Guardian
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It contains a very potent, slow-acting insecticide which is unattractive to bees.
Radio NZ
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Then, at planting, a systemic insecticide-suchas Thimet-isapplied to the soil.
The botany of desire: a plant's-eye view of the world
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Sarah Carter Sarah Carter This insecticide has been around since the mid-1960s.
Wired
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For instance, farmers need to protect the caterpillar's natural enemies when spraying insecticide.
Reuters
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