Sentences with phrase «as insect»

Use an insect repellant to keep bugs off your body, as insect bites can put you at the risk of catching dengue, malaria and other vector - borne diseases.

These are chemicals, such as insect repellents, disinfectants as well as industrial chemicals, like anti-fouling paints for ships and material preservatives, that because of their intrinsic properties can pose risks to humans, animals and the environment.

I had to seek out PVC - free alternatives for things such as insect netting and source a special nylon coated tension cable, as this is typically vinyl clad.»

Each of these interacting processes, as well as insect disturbance and associated tree mortality, are tightly coupled with warming induced drought.

Giant mushrooms dominate the landscape and silt striders make their return as insect - enabled transportation.

We have an on - site shop which has all your basic needs, such as insect repellant, sunscreen and Panadol.

Skin reactions could be caused by something in the dog's environment, such as an insect bite or mold or mildew from the lawn.

Fragrances such as lavender, peppermint oil, or eucalyptus help to replenish skin oils, and work great as insect repellents too.

An inciting factor such as an insect bite, allergy, chemical burn or sticker irritates the skin.

Made with powerful active ingredients as well as an insect growth regulator, Advantage II not only kills adult fleas, but it inhibits the growth of flea eggs, preventing them from growing into biting adults.

Program is classified as an insect development inhibitor (IDI) and Advantage and Frontline are insecticides (or more correctly, ectoparasiticides) that kill adult fleas.

The award was presented to Dow Agro Sciences LLC in the category of Designing Safer Chemicals for the introduction of spinosad as an insect control product for use on crops.

Tails that move slowly from side to side are common when a cat is focused on a particular object, such as an insect or a toy.

Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide found in flea and tick products that acts as an insect neurotoxin and belongs to a class of chemicals called the neonicotinoids, says Khalsa.

Lufenuron is classified as an insect development inhibitor.

«Dog lumps on skin (also called dog skin tumors) can have many causes such as an insect bite that results in an abscess where pus forms under the skin, lipomas (fatty tumors which are usually benign or not cancerous), skin tumors or cysts.

Peppermint has been used as an insect repellent for thousands of years, and is still used in some countries today against pests like fleas and mosquitos.

You can help prevent your pet from getting hot spots in the future by keeping them properly groomed (especially in hot weather), providing plenty of drinking water to eliminate toxins, and treating any underlying conditions such as insect infestations, skin allergies, or internal infections that may be causing your pet's skin to become irritated.

Like us, cats can suffer from allergic reactions to dust, pollens, and plants as well as insect bites or stings.

Control home environment by vacuuming, and application of safe chemicals such as Insect Growth Regulators (IGR's).

If dirt is touching the siding it can lead to rotting as well as insect infestation from termites and carpenter ants.

It is the mid-1950s; in a fleabag hotel off Times Square Kockroach, perfectly content with life as an insect, awakens to discover that somehow he's become, of all things, a human.

It is the mid-1950s, and in a fleabag hotel off Times Square, Kockroach, perfectly content with life as an insect, awakens to discover that somehow he's become, of all things, a human.

Paul Rudd stars as an insect - sized superhero in Marvel's Ant - Man, also starring Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Michael Peña, and Michael Douglas.

We've already given you a look at Monster Hunter World weapons such as the Insect Glaive, Switch Axe, and Dual Blades.

It is mainly labelled up as insect repellent / animal feed but when I purchased it, it did say food grade.

GMO refers to Genetically Modified Organisms and the term applies to crops that have been genetically engineered for a desired trait, such as insect resistance, starch content, ripening, or resistance to herbicides, viruses, or fungus.

There is evidence that applying parsley tea to the skin could help clean and heal light bruises, such as insect bites, parasites and lice, for example.

Cedar has strong insecticide properties that act as an insect repellent and to control fleas and moths.

Some say the formula is to be used as an insect repellant and not to be taken internally.

It also has historical uses as an insect repellant.

Maluku islanders began studding oranges with cloves as insect repellent centuries ago, and the practice has spread as a natural alternative to chemical options around the world, working particularly well against ants and mosquitoes.

Topically, Lime provides antioxidants to the skin and may help with skin conditions, and can act as an insect deterrent.

New patches may form where there was injury to the skin (such as an insect bite).

Thanks to this new interdisciplinary pursuit of astrochemistry, the 140 - foot went on to discover formic acid (you know it as insect venom), methanol, acetaldehyde (the chemical responsible for hangovers), and cyanoacetylene (a possible precursor to the DNA acid cytosine).

These data provide a timely reminder that what works in the lab might not always work in the field, especially when the GM trait is intended to influence something as complex as insect behavior.

On the other hand, we focus on in vivo / in situ studies using the yeast V - ATPase in the vacuolar membrane as well as the insect plasma membrane V - ATPase.

Consequently, despite the extensive and highly successful efforts of many researchers to develop infection models in Drosophila, the outcomes of infection are often measured by end - points such as insect death (survival of a cohort of insects over time) or changes in cell morphology at fixed periods throughout infection (often monitored by staining different elements of the cytoskeleton).

As the insect population grows, so will the number of predators, he said.

Because other studies have shown that structures such as insect wings and bird muscles have disappeared and later re-evolved, Norton and colleagues wanted to find out whether the same held true for sexuality.

And well - established methods that determine time of death for corpses on land, such as insect infestation, aren't likely to be useful with submerged bodies.

This is the first time that the role of deglycosylation in detoxification as an insect counter-adaptation could be shown (Nature Communications, October 2015).

Bird nests are home not only to the bird parents and their offspring but also to other inhabitants, such as insect larvae, which take advantage of the favorable climatic conditions and abundant supply of food in the nests.

Researchers from the University of Vermont and Oregon State University used spatial models and statistical analyses to map 81 fires as well as insect outbreaks over a 25 - year period in Oregon and Washington state.

Many belong to entirely new groups, as different from other microbes as an insect is from a chimpanzee.

This allows cellulosic materials such as plant stems, wood chips and cardboard waste, as well as other tricky polysaccharides such as insect / crustacean shells, to be broken down.

As the insect pest dines on the plant, the double - stranded RNA gets converted into small interfering RNA.

By definition, true iridescence changes color as an insect or bird changes its angle of approach, and so may not be the best form for an easy - to - remember signal.

Impressive, but not as impressive as the insect whose larvae have interlocking gears.

You can also purchase a UV protective mesh cover which doubles up as an insect net, so they're good for indoor or outdoor use.