How to Use pesticide in a Sentence

pesticide

noun
  • The next step is applying some kind of pesticide to the pets.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2022
  • With pesticides no longer on hand, the suicide rate dropped.
    — Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2023
  • The amount of pesticide dispersed is supposed to kill fleas and ticks but be safe for pets.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The pesticide is supposed to kill fleas, ticks and other pests but be safe for cats and dogs.
    — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The pesticide is supposed to kill fleas, ticks and other pests but be safe for cats and dogs.
    — Johnathan Hettinger, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The pesticide is used to kill fleas, ticks, and other pests, but it is supposed to be safe for dogs and cats.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The ban would stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food, the agency said Wednesday.
    — Timothy Puko, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Yellow pesticide signs peek out of front lawns, warning dogs to keep off the grass.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Benzene in the shampoo lead in the water; pesticide in fruit.
    — Rae Armantrout, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, the product is required to be registered as a pesticide in the U.S., a process that was ignored, the plea states.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2021
  • Miguel and Rufino Garcia Rivera, 28 and 36, collapsed on the floor of a desert greenhouse not far away that reeked of diesel and pesticide fumes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The pesticide is used to kill nematodes and other bugs in soils.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Why the spread of organic farms may prompt growers to use more pesticide, not less.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Grand River received a recent shot of pesticide in late April, Shaw said.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 July 2022
  • The team needed to make sure the ABA receptor could sense the pesticide but still be able to perform its usual job.
    — WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Also, pesticides may pass into breast milk, the CDC says.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
  • To do so, officials use backpack sprayers to spray the pesticide on the bark of the tree, where the chemical then penetrates to the inside of the tree.
    — London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Sep. 2021
  • To save them, the city is committing to more gardens and fewer pesticides.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The pesticide was later banned, and restoration efforts began for the birds in 1972, Mass Wildlife said in a statement.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
  • In a shaded spot outdoors, hose off dusty leaves and treat with spray-on or systemic pesticide.
    — Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Bats eat insect pests and lower the use of pesticides, yet many of them are imperiled.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The ban is a reversal on a Trump-era decision not to outlaw the pesticide.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The control unit started to treat the land with baited pesticide on Tuesday.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 June 2022
  • Others trace back to the widespread use of pesticides in crops that contained heavy metals, Mande said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
  • According to the Atlas of Pesticides, Brazil is the largest consumer and importer of pesticides in the world.
    — Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Then there are the P’s: pesticides, pollution, poop, pee and pretty much anything that may be in the great outdoors.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • When that happens, the pesticide is no longer detectable, only the byproducts.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023
  • It's made from four grains — as opposed to the usual one or two grains in most vodkas — which also are pesticide-free.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Learn to select varieties of edibles to plant in your landscape that grow well in Florida in a way that conserves water, builds soil, and reduces pesticide use.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There are several theories out there including pesticides and the destructive Varroa mite.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025

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