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Noun(1) a chemical used to kill insects

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(1) What I did not know was that the orchard had been sprayed with the insecticide Lindane the day before.(2) the timber can be treated with insecticide(3) International aid workers launch a blitz to hand out a million insecticide treated mosquito nets.(4) Phosphine has been used worldwide as an insecticidal fumigant for stored grains since the 1930s because it is relatively inexpensive, easy to apply, and essentially residue free.(5) Other chemical insecticides were used on occasion, but only on a short-term basis.(6) Among the substances currently being studied for their potential as delousing agents in salmon are the pyrethroid insecticides .(7) The infestation was successfully treated with insecticides .(8) If fungal diseases or aphids do appear, the plants are simply sprayed with a combination of one tablespoon baking soda and one tablespoon dish soap (or insecticidal soap) mixed in a gallon of water.(9) In addition to treating with insecticides , legs may be dipped in a mixture of two parts raw linseed oil and kerosene.(10) If aphids, mites, scales, or other insects infest any of your houseplants, slip a plastic garment cover (the kind you get from a dry cleaner) over the plant and spray with insecticidal soap.(11) Environmental pollutants, such as pesticides and insecticides , may enter the human body through the food chain.(12) Soybean fields are generally not treated with insecticides and may have abundant food resources.(13) The effect of these chemicals, particularly insecticides , has been studied for many decades.(14) However, most horn fly populations in Nebraska are resistant to pyrethroid insecticides .(15) This means doing it as Mother Nature intended without the aid of poisonous chemicals and insecticides .(16) Moreover, the insecticidal protein in the plant begins to break down immediately after the plant dies so there is no danger of its toxic effect in soil or underground water.