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The pesticide, known as DCPA or Dacthal, is used in the farming industry to control plants, vegetables and fruits, most commonly on household staples broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and onions.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
Unlike many pesticides, insects don’t build up a resistance to DE, and it can be used against most common garden pests, including:
Ants
Mites
Earwigs
Flea beetles
Cockroaches
Thrips
Slugs and snails
DE does not discriminate between pests and pollinators.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
Other research has documented how 2,4-D is among a number of pesticides that interfere with hormones regulating growth, fertility and reproduction.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
Once abundant around the world, their numbers began to dwindle after World War II because of the use of pesticides like dieldrin, aldrin and DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
Unlike many pesticides, insects don’t build up a resistance to DE, and it can be used against most common garden pests, including:
Ants
Mites
Earwigs
Flea beetles
Cockroaches
Thrips
Slugs and snails
DE does not discriminate between pests and pollinators.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
Other research has documented how 2,4-D is among a number of pesticides that interfere with hormones regulating growth, fertility and reproduction.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
Once abundant around the world, their numbers began to dwindle after World War II because of the use of pesticides like dieldrin, aldrin and DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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