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2. Insecticidal soap - Wikipedia

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   Insecticidal soap is sprayed on plants until the entire plant is saturated because the insecticidal properties of the soap occurs when the solution is wet. [3] Soaps have a low mammalian toxicity [4] [5] and are therefore considered safe to be used around children and pets, and may be used in organic farming. [citation needed]

3. Hemlock woolly adelgid - Wikipedia

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   The environmentally safest chemical control methods for treating individual trees are nontoxic insecticidal soap and horticultural oil. These are sprayed on the foliage and smother the insects as they dry. Most trees need to be treated on a yearly basis. [15]

4. Murphy Oil Soap - Wikipedia

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   Murphy Oil Soap is an American brand of cleaning product that is manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive. [1] In 1910, Jeremiah Murphy, director of the Phoenix Oil Company, bought the formula for Murphy Oil Soap from a recent immigrant from Germany. The soap, with its potassium vegetable oil base, and no phosphates, proved to be very popular in Ohio.

5. Pyrethrin - Wikipedia

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   Their insecticidal and insect-repellent properties have been known and used for thousands of years. Pyrethrins are gradually replacing organophosphates and organochlorides as the pesticides of choice as the latter compounds have been shown to have significant and persistent toxic effects to humans. They first appeared on markets in the 1900's ...

6. Pyriproxyfen - Wikipedia

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   Pyriproxyfen is a pesticide which is found to be effective against a variety of insects. [3] It was introduced to the US in 1996, to protect cotton crops against whitefly.It has also been found useful for protecting other crops. [4]

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