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  2. Pesticide toxicity to bees - Wikipedia

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    Propoxur is highly toxic to honey bees. The LD50 for bees is greater than one ug/honey bee. [citation needed] Highly toxic Acephate [25] Orthene Organophosphate: 3 days Acephate is a broad-spectrum insecticide and is highly toxic to bees and other beneficial insects. [26] Moderately toxic Azinphos-methyl [27] Guthion, Methyl-Guthion ...

  3. 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.

  4. Pesticide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    An obvious side effect of using a chemical meant to kill is that one is likely to kill more than just the desired organism. Contact with a sprayed plant or "weed" can have an effect upon local wildlife, most notably insects. A cause for concern is how pests, the reason for pesticide use, are building up a resistance.

  5. Bees and toxic chemicals - Wikipedia

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    The plant genus Coriaria produces poisonous honey, due to the toxin tutin. [34] Morphine-containing honey has been reported in areas where opium poppy cultivation is widespread. [35] Tecoma stans is a nontoxic plant, but honey from its flowers is poisonous. [36] [37] Plants including Rhododendron and heathers produce the neurotoxin grayanotoxin ...

  6. Environmental impact of pesticides - Wikipedia

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    Specific types of natural pesticides include botanical pesticides- natural occurring chemicals extracted directly from plants or minerals; biochemical pesticides- uses substances like plant hormones that could interfere with pests mating or other behaviors; and microbial pesticides- pesticide with microorganisms like fungi, viruses, or bacteria ...

  7. Pyrethroid - Wikipedia

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    Chemical structure of Allethrin isomers Chemical structure of Permethrin isomers. A pyrethroid is an organic compound similar to the natural pyrethrins, which are produced by the flowers of pyrethrums (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium and C. coccineum).

  8. Health effects of pesticides - Wikipedia

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    Health effects of pesticides may be acute or delayed in those who are exposed. [1] Acute effects can include pesticide poisoning, which may be a medical emergency. [2] Strong evidence exists for other, long-term negative health outcomes from pesticide exposure including birth defects, fetal death, [3] neurodevelopmental disorder, [4] cancer, and neurologic illness including Parkinson's disease ...

  9. Acaricide - Wikipedia

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    Permethrin can be applied as a spray. The effects are not limited to mites: lice , cockroaches , fleas , mosquitos , and other insects will be affected. Ivermectin can be prescribed by a medical doctor to rid humans of mite and lice infestations, and agricultural formulations are available for infested birds and rodents.