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Ethylene oxide is used for several purposes in industry, including as a fumigating agent for spices.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

“We do it when the students are not at school,” he said of fumigating.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

They’ve also shown that, when given access to cotton balls dipped in insecticide, the finches will build nests with them—essentially fumigating their own nests in the process.

From National Geographic • Feb. 15, 2024

When questioned about the garbage this week, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said authorities are fumigating the city to prevent disease, and would deal with the problem.

From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2023

On Saturdays, he has a second job fumigating apartments in Spanish Harlem.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar