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2. Imidacloprid - Wikipedia

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   [7] [3] [8] Imidacloprid is widely used for pest control in agriculture. Other uses include application to foundations to prevent termite damage, pest control for gardens and turf, treatment of domestic pets to control fleas, [3] protection of trees from boring insects, [9] and in preservative treatment of some types of lumber products. [10]

3. Chlordane - Wikipedia

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   In the years 1948–1988 chlordane was a common pesticide for corn and citrus crops, as well as a method of home termite control. [6] Pathways of exposure to chlordane include ingestion of crops grown in chlordane-contaminated soil, inhalation of air in chlordane-treated homes and from landfills, and ingestion of high-fat foods such as meat ...

4. Cypermethrin - Wikipedia

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   It is easily degraded on soil and plants but can be effective for weeks when applied to indoor inert surfaces. It is a non-systemic and non-volatile insecticide that acts by contact and ingestion, used in agriculture and in pest control products. Exposure to sunlight, water and oxygen will accelerate its decomposition.

5. Getting the Bugs Out: 22 Cheap, Natural Ways to Rid ... - AOL

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   Fleas, spiders, termites, flies, centipedes, ants, bedbugs, cockroaches — these icky intruders won't give up. But keeping them away doesn't require expensive chemical pesticides.

6. Aldrin - Wikipedia

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   The ability of aldrin, in its use for the control of termites, is examined in order to determine the maximum response when applied. In 1953 US researchers tested aldrin and dieldrin on terrains with rats known to carry chiggers, at a rate of 2.25 pounds per acre (2.52 kg/ha). The aldrin and dieldrin treatment demonstrated a decrease of 75 times ...

7. Insect growth regulator - Wikipedia

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   They are active against types of insect pests, (e.g. lepidoptera coleoptera, diptera) in agriculture, [7] [1] as well as being used against termites and animal health pests such as fleas. [8] BPUs have low mammalian toxicity (diflubenzuron is approved by the WHO for treatment of drinking water as a mosquito larvicide) [ 5 ] but they are highly ...