Example Sentences

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To treat a screwworm infection, DeNotta said, people undergo the same combination of wound debridement and insecticides used in animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Corteva sells seeds under brands like Pioneer and crop-protection chemicals such as herbicides and insecticides.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Both insecticides have been banned for outdoor agricultural use in the UK, but remain widely used in products for pets.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

But syrup producers do not plant, irrigate, fertilize or use insecticides on their self-sufficient forests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

In the warm enclosed waters of farm ponds, conditions are very likely to be lethal for fish when insecticides are applied in the vicinity.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson