Example Sentences

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Campaigners want a deep clean of all buses more frequently, and the use of insecticidal treatments, heat treatments, improved vacuuming and sealed barriers in known hotspots.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

"This new knowledge also enables engineering of highly specific insecticidal toxins," says Stefan Raunser hinting at another future direction of research: creating new toxin variants useful for ecological pest control.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

Neither of the malaria vaccines stop transmission, so other tools like bed nets and insecticidal spraying will still be critical.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

This belief likely came from nutmeg's insecticidal qualities, which would have helped keep fleas carrying the plague off people sporting a nutmeg necklace.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2023

It is no longer possible to stockpile materials well in advance; what today may be the most promising of insecticidal chemicals may be the dismal failure of tomorrow.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson