Sentences with phrase «applying insecticides»

The OHS recommends that caution always be used when choosing and applying insecticides (such as flea and tick products) on animals, or in their environment, as misuse of these products can be harmful.

Fleas may be eliminated through applying insecticides on the dog / cat's skin.

«Are you better off netting off waterways, poisoning for rodents or applying insecticides?»

With this background in mind, researchers in the Relyea lab at Rensselaer questioned how road salt and the insecticide carbaryl act alone and in combination to affect the structure and function of wetland food webs (carbaryl [commercial name: Sevin] is one of the most commonly applied insecticides in the United States).

When researchers applied insecticide to just those boxes, Buga reported fewer cases of dengue compared with nearby cities for several months.

This is important to remember because adult fleas may emerge into the environment a considerable time after you apply insecticides in your home.

Rinses: Rinses apply insecticides all over the animal.

Remove all pets and people from the area, and cover all food in the environment before applying insecticide.

Applying insecticide or a hot match to the tick is not a good practice because it may actually increase the amount of disease - carrying saliva released by the tick.

Not exact matches

This method works well for commercial growers who must use farm equipment to plow, till, weed, and apply fertilizers and insecticides.

The following month, a different insecticide should be used, and on the third month the third insecticide should be applied.

After that, the insecticides can be applied twice in a year for additional seven years.

To evaluate the efficacy of indoor residual spraying against malaria, scientists place a piece of tape on the wall, pull it off, and then soak it in a chemical solution to see how much pyrethroid insecticide was applied.

And, environmentally, we're applying less insecticides.»

Focusing on older mosquitoes could be as simple as applying less insecticide or using fungal biopesticides that kill mosquitoes up to two weeks after contact, when a large portion of the insect's short lifespan has passed.

The first is pyridostigmine bromide, a drug that protects against the effects of nerve gas, another is DEET, an insect spray applied to the skin, and the third is permethrin, an insecticide applied to clothes and blankets.

Mark Rees and Valerie Brown of Imperial College at Silkwood Park applied «above - ground» and «below - ground» insecticides and a molluscide to four annual crucifers, and observed how the insecticides affected fruit production.

An insecticide used on corn and other U.S. crops poses health risks to workers who mix and apply it and also can contaminate drinking water, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released this week.

They planted plots of an iceberg lettuce variety known as Kelvin, and applied several insecticides in various concentrations.

«Given the amount of insecticides applied today to urban settings for Argentine ant control and the impact of these insecticides on urban waterways, it is critical to develop alternative integrated pest management strategies in order to decrease the overall amounts of insecticides applied and found in urban waterways, while still providing effective control of the target ant species,» Choe said.

According to Choe's research team, the current «attract - and - kill» approach, once it is successfully implemented in practical pest management programs, could potentially provide maximum control efficacy with reduced amount of insecticides applied in the environment.

One of the most common insecticides used in the battle against the Aedes aegypti mosquito has no measurable impact when applied in communities where the mosquito has built up resistance to it, a study led by Emory University finds.

«It's an area that's not all of one type or another type, and that does make mosquito control more difficult because you need to tailor the mosquito - control activities to the specifics of the area to get rid of breeding sites and apply larvicide and insecticide effectively,» Frieden said.

It can be treated by applying an ointment with insecticides and limiting exposure.

It is applied as a once a month topical insecticide.

Once you apply the Seresto Flea and Tick collar, it starts releasing an odorless insecticide that goes to work penetrating your dog's coat to their skin.

Spring is prime time for applying fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides to your garden, lawn, and around your home.

Insecticides applied by professional pest control operatives in your house.

During this time they are resistant to insecticides applied to the environment.

This product is a topical insecticide that you apply to the skin at the base of your dog's neck once a month.

When I began my career as a veterinarian, pet owners had to spray their dogs with topical chemicals every day, dip them in diluted insecticides every week, apply chemicals to their yards, and use foggers in their homes to keep fleas at bay.

Insecticides often are applied as spot - on treatments — typically topical treatments that are applied to a small area, usually at the top back of the neck where the dog is unable to lick it off.

Many of the older insecticides that are applied to the dog have limited effectiveness against fleas because they are only effective for a few hours after application.

The most common insecticide incident we see in the emergency setting is the misuse of flea and tick products (i.e. applying the wrong topical treatment to the wrong species).

During this time, they are resistant to insecticides applied to their environment.

It's a topical insecticide that you apply between your cat's shoulder blades.

During this time, they are resistant to many insecticides applied to the environment.

Poisoning in cats can occur when pet owners apply dog insecticides to their cats, or when cats lick the medications off dogs.

«To treat the animal,» says Dr. Miller, «some very effective products have been developed in recent years — a wide variety of powders, topical antiflea products that are applied directly onto an infested animal's fur and sort of wrap the animal in an insecticide, and medications containing flea preventives that circulate in the blood.»

This topical insecticide is applied to the back of a pet's neck and guarantees to kill 99 % of fleas within 24 hours for up to a month.

«We react horribly to the idea of releasing these males that are being modified so that they're sterile but we have no problem applying some horrible insecticides to our lawns and our back yards and all these things, to which we know the secondary effects,» she said.