Sentences with phrase «like insecticide»

It didn't sting, it didn't have a horrible smell like insecticide based remedies and it (surprisingly) also left a lot of body in their hair for about a week (probably due to the salt, which I use in my own beach waves spray for volume).

«At the big - picture level, the methodology we developed can be used to learn more about how mosquitoes respond to the environment, and how they respond to things like insecticides,» she said.

Depending on the nature of plant - growth environment for sugarcane or beet root, sugarcane and / or beet molasses used in the fermentation process, may be highly concentrated in harmful things like insecticides etc..

I won't bore you with every tongue - twister scientific name of these chemicals... But a few you might recognize: Like insecticides, PCBs, and dioxins...

Upsets to your Schnauzer's immune system can come from many sources including: emotional stresses like separation anxiety, moving to a new home, travel, boarding..., eating a poor quality diet, taking medications, exposure to chemicals like insecticides and pesticides, drinking unfiltered water, and the list goes on and on.

When it comes to things that kill fleas, you have an array of options, ranging from natural flea killers like baking soda and salt to more potent solutions like insecticides, which is best for severe infestations.

Not exact matches

Naled is commonly used across the US, particularly after mosquito - breeding disasters like hurricanes or floods, and the chemical is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for use in insecticide.

Experts say the US needs more control options, from new insecticides to innovative tools like genetically modified mosquitoes.

From its origins in explosives, DuPont ultimately added other businesses like lacquers and synthetic rubber before inventing the first polyesters, nylon, Teflon and the first phenothiazine insecticide.

Examples of products that are allowed include soap - based herbicides and pesticides in certain circumstances, and botanically - based insecticides like neem and pyrethrum.

I don't like to use chemical composition.Thanks in advance, Marco BudinisGenova, Italy A: Hello Marco: Unfortunately, aphids are very difficult to control without using chemical insecticides.

Organic insecticides include rotenone, pyrethrum, and microbial preparations like Bacillus.

Sleeping under insecticide treated mosquito nets is so uncomfortable in a humid country like Nigeria.

Years ago, we used to have some kind of insect spraying equipment that looked like a pump... it had a can which contained the insecticide and a long arm for pumping the insecticide towards the target.

Like Lu, he suspects these insecticides can get into corn kernels — and the corn syrup now frequently fed to bees (something Benbrook's organization has attempted to assay, unsuccessfully).

To indict imidacloprid, she'd also like to see the researchers get a solid gauge of how much of the insecticide the bees had actually carried into the hive and then consumed.

These pollutants include not only leaked motor oil — which may contain toxic substances like lead, benzene, zinc or magnesium — but also fertilizers, insecticides, plastic debris, cigarette butts, paints, solvents, sediments and other hazardous waste.

Like pyrethroids, fipronil is far less toxic to birds and mammals than other insecticides, but can still kill small aquatic life.

There's still plenty of debate focused on whether the monocultures and dependencies fostered by first - generation GMO products like Monsanto's pest - resistant corn and cotton and Roundup Ready soybeans nullify their purported benefits of higher yields and reduced insecticide use.

Protective clothing, like pants and long sleeves, can help prevent insect bites, Dr. Trevino says, as can spraying clothing, shoes and camping gear with the repellant and insecticide permethrin.

«People would like to use something biological that is environmentally safer than chemical insecticides,» says molecular biologist Raymond St. Leger of the University of Maryland, College Park, who co-authored the paper.

An insecticide — like chlorpyrifos, which alters how brains develop and leads to measurable changes in behavior and function later in life — will probably not be picked up by the proposed tests.

«Leafy greens like kale and collard greens do not meet the traditional Dirty Dozen ranking criteria but were frequently found to be contaminated with insecticides toxic to the human nervous system,» explain Farley and St. Clair.

When your diet is already full of nightshades, you can easily set yourself up for exceeding your own unique tolerance of the various harmful insecticide - like constituents you're also taking in from eating tomatoes, potatoes, etc..

Just like agricultural insecticides are killing off the bees, so are the toxic chemicals in our home environments causing injury to ourselves and our families.

People and other mammals should never use the coarse, crystalline form of diatomaceous earth sold for use in swimming pool filters or as insecticides, or sources of diatomaceous earth contaminated with toxins like arsenic and the metal toxins.

That means saying goodbye to food that comes from factory farms (if you eat animal products), conventional produce that is laced with pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and other harmful chemicals like Glyphosate, and choosing food that is grown and raised in a healthy, happy, sustainable way.

The U.S. EPA says that herbicides are pesticides, as are insecticides, fungicides, bacteriacides (like Lysol), and so forth.

Keep all household chemicals like bleach, detergent, insecticides, plant food, and fertilizers away from the reach of your dog.

It is not harmfull like man made insecticides and will break the cycle.

Many of these shampoos contain naturally occurring insecticides that destroy fleas without bearing the risk of side effects like other, more potent options.

Much like kittens, when pets are small they are fairly susceptible to harmful insecticide and thus you are better off looking at a few natural ways to get rid of fleas on them.

Perhaps they combined products, like the older insecticide - laced flea collars with other topical insecticide products.

A tick collar might be somewhat more water resistant than a residual insecticide, so if your dog likes to swim, the collar might be a better choice.

Pyrethrins are alcohol soluble, which explains why most pyrethrin containing insecticide smell like alcohol.

Insecticides, rodenticides, people food, veterinary medications, chocolate, household toxins, plants, herbicides and outdoor toxins (like antifreeze and fertilizers) round out the top 10.

And finally, if your garage looks like mine after a winter of neglect — take a few minutes to make sure hazards such as rat / mouse baits, slug bait, fertilizers, antifreeze, and insecticides are safely out of reach.

Some drugs that have that ability are beta blockers like Atenolol (Tenormin) and propranolol (Inderal), calcium channel blockers like diltiazem (Cardizem), digoxin (Lanoxin, Cardoxin), pimobendan (Vetmedin), various narcotics as well as insecticide poisoning (organophosphate type)

The most effective flea collars for dogs contain insecticide but instead of floating around your dog's neck area (like the older, gas - release models), the pesticide gets gradually absorbed into your dog's skin, making them essentially flea - proof.

Look for a flea shampoo that has a combination of insecticides that'll kill flea eggs as well as adult fleas as well as soothing ingredients like oatmeal and aloe vera to counteract the harsher ingredients.

You want to choose wisely since you don't want to irritate your dog's already bitten, itchy and irritated skin - look for a flea shampoo that has a combination of insecticides that'll kill flea eggs as well as adult fleas and soothing ingredients like oatmeal and aloe vera.

At first glance, boric acid seemed like a good choice for a pet safe insecticide, and although boric acid is used medicinally, the warning labels on the insecticide take boric acid off my list of pet safe insecticides.

Many products are neurotoxic insecticides that work on specific nervous receptors which adult fleas, ticks, and other insects have in greater quantity than mammals like cats, dogs, and people.

It is a hormone - like substance which works against the juvenile stages of the flea; it is not an insecticide and is therefore a safe choice when children are in the home.

Other underlying causes are increased pressure within the pet's brain (hydrocephalus), liver or kidney disease, low blood sugar, brain tumors, vitamin B - 1 deficiency, feline immunodeficiency virus (feline AIDS), rabies, insecticides, antifreeze and migrating parasites (like baylisascaris).

Once a month topical insecticides like Advantix, Frontline, and Spot On are some pretty effective examples.

You can water your crops, spray insecticides, and collect your harvest like you would expect from a farming sim.

Emerald green was used as an insecticide, and you often see it on older wood that would be put into the ground, like railroad ties.»

Regarding Ried Nelson's entry — the combination of pyrethroid insecticides and associated chemical adjuvants like piperonyl butoxide are not entirely harmless, especially to beneficial insects, children, aquatic organisms and cats.

This flying insect decline is probably caused by land use factors (agriculture, possibly insecticides like neonicotinoids, possibly amplified by inert effects of «ecological sinks» in the landscape) and independent of climate development.]