larvacide

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Noun 1. larvacide - an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects

insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects

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1 mosquito larvacide. Each Dunk[R] treats 100 square feet and kills mosquito larvae for 30 days or longer.

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'Excessive use of larvacide has many side effects on human health and it will also result in contamination of ground water,' he opined.

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Furthermore, he continued, fogging is also conducted in infected areas besides sprinkling of larvacide powder.

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Vector control efforts in the city include intensive surveillance, larvacide use in high-risk neighborhoods and going door-to-door to teach residents how to help control the mosquito population.

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It represents a constraint if we attempt to apply these substances as agricultural products such as larvacide, because in fact, the saponins are poisonous for the larvae of pests.

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The marketing of its larvacide as a major weapon in the battle against malaria in Africa has been criticized by international health organizations, which says larvacides have only a limited role to play.

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Next, applicators treat habitats that cannot be eliminated like bird baths and drainage pipes with “mosquito dunks” or granular larvacide, preventing any existing mosquito larvae from developing into adult mosquitoes.

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