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  2. Permethrin - Wikipedia

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    Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [6] [7] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [8]It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [6] As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them.

  3. Environmental impacts of animal agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Moreover, the efficiency of meat production varies depending on the specific production system, as well as the type of feed. It may require anywhere from 0.9 and 7.9 kilograms of grain to produce 1 kilogram of beef, between 0.1 to 4.3 kilograms of grain to produce 1 kilogram of pork, and 0 to 3.5 kilograms of grains to produce 1 kilogram of ...

  4. Imidacloprid/permethrin/pyriproxyfen - Wikipedia

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    The active ingredients are imidacloprid, permethrin, and pyriproxyfen. This product is toxic to cats, [ 2 ] and it is not recommended to use it on dogs which share an environment with cats. [ 1 ] The product is applied onto the skin; administration of the product into the mouth can cause adverse effects.

  5. Agriculture in California - Wikipedia

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    Insecticides used include methoxyfenozide, Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. aizawai, SeNPV, chlorantraniliprole, spinosad, indoxacarb, emamectin benzoate, methomyl, ζ-cypermethrin, and permethrin. [110] In organic , Bacillus thuringiensis and Entrust are used but note that any spinosad (including Entrust) will also harm the parasitoids.

  6. Parasitic flies of domestic animals - Wikipedia

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    Many species of flies of the two-winged type, Order Diptera, such as mosquitoes, horse-flies, blow-flies and warble-flies, cause direct parasitic disease to domestic animals, and transmit organisms that cause diseases. These infestations and infections cause distress to companion animals, and in livestock industry the financial costs of these ...

  7. Requiring ugly images of smoking's harm on cigarettes won't ...

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    Another shows a man's chest with a long scar from surgery and a different warning: “Smoking can cause heart disease and strokes by clogging arteries.” Nearly 120 countries around the world ...

  8. Antibiotic use in livestock - Wikipedia

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    A CDC infographic on how antibiotic-resistant bacteria have the potential to spread from farm animals. The use of antibiotics in the husbandry of livestock includes treatment when ill (therapeutic), treatment of a group of animals when at least one is diagnosed with clinical infection (metaphylaxis [1]), and preventative treatment (prophylaxis).

  9. Tobacco harm reduction - Wikipedia

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    The consumption of tobacco products and its harmful effects affect both smokers and non-smokers, [9] and is a major risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world, including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, periodontal diseases, teeth decay and loss, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancers, strokes, several debilitating ...