Sentences with phrase «spectrum insecticide»

Flea5X Plus contains fipronil, a slow - acting, broad - spectrum insecticide that disrupts the central nervous system of fleas and ticks.

Frontline Plus contains fipronil, a broad - spectrum insecticide and slow - acting poison that disrupts the central nervous system of fleas and ticks and S - Methoprene, an insect growth regulator that kills flea eggs and larvae.

The active ingredient of Frontline Spray is fipronil, a broad - spectrum insecticide that disrupts the insects central nervous system.

Permethrin, which is the common denominator in most of these products, is a broad spectrum insecticide / pesticide, that works as an endocrine disruptor and a carcinogenic insecticide, causing lung cancer and liver tumors in laboratory animals.

Illegal toxic pesticides are also routinely used to farm shrimp in some of these areas, including endosulfan, a broad - spectrum insecticide that is banned in more than 80 countries due to its environmental and human toxicity.

As a result, pink bollworm has been all but eradicated in the southwestern U.S. Suppression of this pest with Bt cotton is the cornerstone of an integrated pest management program that has allowed Arizona cotton growers to reduce broad spectrum insecticide use by 80 percent, saving them over $ 10 million annually.

Pesticides that are banned in the U.S. or Europe are still being used in many coffee - growing countries, especially older broad - spectrum insecticides which are highly toxic, but relatively inexpensive.

Unlike typical broad - spectrum insecticides, which kill most insects, pests or not, the Bt toxin only targets certain insect species.

Without insect - resistant crops, farmers spray more broad - spectrum insecticides, which do some collateral damage to surrounding food webs.

Not exact matches

New research published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry addresses the effects of two broad - spectrum systemic insecticides, fipornil and imidacloprid, on honeybees.