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  2. 15 Ways to Repel Bugs Naturally (and Cheaply) - AOL

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    For a stronger option try this recipe: 1 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons boric acid, and 3 cups warm water. Combine the ingredients in a jar, put some cotton inside the lid of the jar, and saturate it ...

  3. Biopesticide - Wikipedia

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    Microbial pesticides consist of bacteria, entomopathogenic fungi or viruses (and sometimes includes the metabolites that bacteria or fungi produce). Entomopathogenic nematodes may be classed as microbial pesticides, even though they are multicellular. [6] [7] [8] [page needed] Bio-derived chemicals.

  4. Copper pesticide - Wikipedia

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    Copper pesticide is applied as a contact protective foliar spray, so it remains deposited on leaf surfaces. A small concentration of copper ions may be taken up by plants as essential nutrients. Copper foliar sprays are also applied to correct plant copper deficiency. [8] Excess absorbed copper ions can kill sensitive cells in copper sensitive ...

  5. Biological pest control - Wikipedia

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    The bacterial symbionts reproduce and release toxins, which then kill the host insect. [38] [39] Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita is a microscopic nematode that kills slugs. Its complex life cycle includes a free-living, infective stage in the soil where it becomes associated with a pathogenic bacteria such as Moraxella osloensis. The nematode ...

  6. Eight ways to repel insects without bug spray - AOL

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    Reapply every two to four hours for best results. 2. Check often for ticks ... there are only 25 known to carry venom that would kill a human. From that group, there’s just one that lives in the ...

  7. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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    Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects. [1] They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. The major use of insecticides is in agriculture, but they are also used in home and garden settings, industrial buildings, for vector control, and control of insect parasites of animals and humans.

  8. Integrated pest management - Wikipedia

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    In 1986, Indonesia banned 57 pesticides and completely stopped subsidizing their use. Progress was reversed in the 2000s, when growing production capacity, particularly in China, reduced prices. Rice production in Asia more than doubled. But it left farmers believing more is better—whether it's seed, fertilizer, or pesticides. [39]

  9. White oil - Wikipedia

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    White oil is an insecticide spray used for controlling a wide range of insect pests in the garden. The spray works by blocking the breathing pores of insects, causing suffocation and death. It is effective in the control of aphids, scale, mealybug, mites, citrus leafminer and other smooth skinned caterpillars. [1] "

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