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rotenone

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rotenone (rō`tənōn'): see insecticide insecticides, chemical, biological, or other agents used to destroy insect pests; the term commonly refers to chemical agents only.

Chemical Insecticides


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Toxicologic data suggest that paraquat and rotenone may have neurotoxic actions that potentially play a role in the development of PD, with limited data for other pesticides.
Pesticides and Parkinson's disease--is there a link? by Levy, Leonard S. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Although rotenone is deadly to fish, the poison will not harm mammals or amphibians in the area.
So long, snakeheads. (Boat U.S. Reports) by BOAT/U.S. Magazine
That's when the Department of Fish and Game dumped 64,000 pounds of rotenone, a fish poison, in Davis Lake in Plumas County in Northern California in an attempt to eradicate illegally introduced northern pike.
CLAW ENFORCEMENT UNDERCOVER OPERATION NETS FIVE ILLEGAL CHINESE CRABS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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