acephate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of acephate
Example Sentences
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“It’s exactly what we recommended against,” Veena Singla, a member of the children’s committee who also teaches at Columbia University, said of the EPA’s acephate proposal.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024
As much as 12 million pounds of acephate were used on soybeans, Brussels sprouts and other crops in 2019, according to the most recent estimates from the U.S.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024
The federal agency estimates that up to 30% of celery, 35% of lettuce and 20% of cauliflower and peppers were grown with acephate.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024
Most of the pesticides detected on the Dirty Dozen are legal, but one exception is acephate, an organophosphate insecticide that is essentially prohibited for use on green beans but is still found on them.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2024
In Florida a relatively new threat, the citrus black fly, which first turned up near Fort Lauderdale in 1976, is now being fought with stingless wasps�imported from Mexico�and with the chemical acephate.
From Time Magazine Archive
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