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insecticide

[in′sek·tə‚sīd]
(materials)
A chemical agent that destroys insects.
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Critical to the use of neonicotinoids as a systemic insecticide is delivery to the root zone, accomplished via seed treatment, drench application, chemigation, or in transplant water.
Toxicity and field efficacy of four neonicotinoids on harlequin bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
With insecticide application by air using high-pressure pumps of 2,500 lbs psi, special nozzles, proper aerial application altitude and wind drift, mosquito control is achievable for several miles downwind with minimal spray deposit below the aircraft, as a result of improved atomization of the insecticide.
Pesticides and Public Health: Integrated Methods of Mosquito Management
1] per insecticide and to obtain the required concentrations.
Comparative toxicity of six insecticides on the rhinoceros beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
gambiae mosquitoes from Tiassale are resistant to all insecticide classes, and resistance is extremely prevalent; more than two thirds of mosquitoes survived the diagnostic dose for 4 of the 5 insecticides tested (Table 1).
Multiple-insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, Southern Cote d'Ivoire
Our strategic aim is to provide three new active DONATION: ingredients for use in public health insecticides by 2020.
Billionaire boost for city research; pounds 31m for School of Tropical Medicine
2004--CruiserMaxx[TM] Pak, which contained the first systemic seed treatment insecticide, introduced to the soybean market.
Teamwork and focus: secrets behind Syngenta Seed Care's path to the top
Chemical insecticides can also give rise to pesticide-resistant mosquitoes.
Siccing fungi on malaria: mosquito-killing spores could curb the disease
Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed global insecticide industry and offers its findings in its comprehensive research report, "Global Insecticide Industry2012-2017:Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis.
Research and Markets: Global Insecticide Industry 2012-2017: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis Report
Active Ingredient To Be Pyrethrin, 1% Minimum, Uld Bp-100 Insecticide Epa Reg.
Supply of Insecticide And Fungicides
We have been able to draw upon experience from other pest control situations, including agriculture, where mixtures have been shown to be very effective in situations where insecticide resistance is present , said Frederic Schmitt, Global Project Manager Vector Control at Bayer CropScience s Environmental Science Division.
Germany : Bayer develops the first two-way insecticide mixture for indoor residual spraying
But, like insecticide application methodology, it may be beyond the scope of the book.
Yu SJ. 2015. The Toxicology and Biochemistry of Insects, 2nd edition
Farmers' decision to use insecticide is eventually a response to DBM attack that is perceived to be the main cause of loss.
Decision making in diamondback moth pest management strategies among cabbage farmers' in Cameron Highlands

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