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2. Dichlorvos - Wikipedia

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   The effects of exposure may be delayed but a high level could be fatal. Medical observation is indicated [ 24 ] Tests involving acute exposure of rats, mice, and rabbits have demonstrated that dichlorvos has high to extremely acute toxicity from oral or dermal exposure and extremely acute toxicity from inhalation [ 25 ]

3. Chlorpyrifos - Wikipedia

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   Chlorpyrifos (CPS), also known as chlorpyrifos ethyl, is an organophosphate pesticide that has been used on crops, and animals in buildings, and in other settings, to kill several pests, including insects and worms. It acts on the nervous systems of insects by inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase enzyme.

4. A Foot-Long Worm From Hell Is Invading Texas—and It's ... - AOL

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   There’s an invasive species of worm making itself known in Texas once again—the hammerhead flatworm. These worms are toxic, hard to kill, and dangerous to native critters like earthworms, but ...

5. Clinostomum marginatum - Wikipedia

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   Clinostomum marginatum is a yellow flatworm that can grow up to 6.4 millimetres (0.25 in) in the flesh of freshwater fish or the muscle of frogs. Distinguishing characteristics of this parasite in the "miracidium" stage are three eyespots located on the mid-dorsal line, posterior of lateral papillae.

6. Santonin - Wikipedia

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   Santonin has the effect of paralyzing the anterior (front) end of the worm, while having a stimulant effect on the posterior end, depending on the concentration. Because of this, the worm cannot coordinate itself, and loses its ability to maintain its position in the host. [10] By using a purgative, the worm can easily be passed out.

7. Biological pest control - Wikipedia

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   The first report of the use of an insect species to control an insect pest comes from "Nanfang Caomu Zhuang" (南方草木狀 Plants of the Southern Regions) (c. 304 AD), attributed to Western Jin dynasty botanist Ji Han (嵇含, 263–307), in which it is mentioned that "Jiaozhi people sell ants and their nests attached to twigs looking like ...

8. 'Your worst nightmares' are washing up on Texas beaches - AOL

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   Surfers beware: Bearded fireworms, caterpillarlike critters that look like they are straight out of a horror movie are lurking in the sand on Texas beaches. " Your worst nightmares are washing up ...

9. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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   Most or all plants produce chemical insecticides to stop insects eating them. Extracts and purified chemicals from thousands of plants have been shown to be insecticidal, however only a few are used in agriculture. [49] In the USA 13 are registered for use, in the EU 6. In Korea, where it is easier to register botanical pesticides, 38 are used.