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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]

3. Biopesticide - Wikipedia

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   Organic farming systems embraces this approach to pest control. [5] Biopesticides can be classified thusly: Microbial pesticides consist of bacteria, entomopathogenic fungi or viruses (and sometimes includes the metabolites that bacteria or fungi produce).

4. Acaricide - Wikipedia

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   Chemical structure of permethrin, a common acaricide.. Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes ticks and mites.Acaricides are used both in medicine and agriculture, although the desired selective toxicity differs between the two fields.

5. 5 Ways To Keep Ticks Out Of Your Yard - AOL

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6. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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   The major use of insecticides is in agriculture, but they are also used in home and garden settings, industrial buildings, for vector control, and control of insect parasites of animals and humans. Acaricides , which kill mites and ticks , are not strictly insecticides, but are usually classified together with insecticides.

7. Neonicotinoid - Wikipedia

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   In April 2015 EASAC conducted a study of the potential effects on organisms providing a range of ecosystem services like pollination and natural pest control which are critical to sustainable agriculture. The resulting report concludes "there is an increasing body of evidence that the widespread prophylactic use of neonicotinoids has severe ...