spinosad
- noun
- /ˈspɪnəˌsæd/
- Specialized
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spinosad
- When applied at recommended rates, spinosad poses less risk than most insecticides to mammals, birds, fish, and beneficial insects.
- cotton treated with spinosad
- ppm concentration of spinosad
- using spinosad
Examples
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Technician Russell Ijima uses an all-terrain vehicle to apply a band of protein bait spray (containing spinosad) in a coffee field.
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However, cotton treated with spinosad had fewer damaging bollworm and budworm larvae than plots treated with the other pesticides," Esquivel says.
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Spinosad could be used first to knock down most of the medfly population.
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Some plots were sprayed with spinosad; others received standard pesticides.
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Vargas and colleagues have provided some of the best available information about the effectiveness of spinosad against tropical fruit flies.
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The traps in this coffee crop are used to catch medflies to assess the effectiveness of spinosad.
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Unlike malathion, which can kill insects that come in contact with it, spinosad kills mainly by ingestion.
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Spinosad was more effective when aerially applied with the smaller (200-micron) droplet size and the higher (5-gallon) spray rate.
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A new, more environmentally friendly insecticide called spinosad, worked on in Hilo as well as in Weslaco, Texas, is providing an alternative to malathion sprays for medfly.
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Spinosad is widely regarded as an effective spinosad for treating pests on crops and plants.
Synonyms
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8.5
A yellow chemical that kills insects on plants and in homes
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9.9
A poisonous substance used on crops to kill insects
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A very poisonous pesticide used on crops to kill insects
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A very poisonous chemical used on farms to kill insects
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A soap solution used to kill small pests on plants like aphids
An insect poison used on crops and in gardens to kill pests
A man-made chemical used to kill insects on crops
A man made chemical used to kill insects that stays in soil and water for a long time
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spinosad comes from the name of a soil bacterium, spinosa, which means 'spiny' and is like the English word spine. So, spinosad is the natural insecticide made from that bacterium and is used to protect crops and plants.