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  2. Insecticidal soap - Wikipedia

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    Insecticidal soap is used to control many plant insect pests. Soap has been used for more than 200 years as an insect control. [1] Because insecticidal soap works on direct contact with pests via the disruption of cell membranes when the insect is penetrated with fatty acids, the insect's cells leak their contents causing the insect to dehydrate and die. [2]

  3. 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. The spray works by blocking the breathing pores of insects, causing suffocation and death.

  4. Eufriesea purpurata - Wikipedia

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    Eufriesea purpurata is a species of eusocial orchid bee common in northeastern South America, particularly in the Amazon basin. [1] [2] It is an important pollinator of various wild plants, and it is noted for its attraction to various synthetic compounds used by humans, including some insecticides.

  5. Category:Insecticides - Wikipedia

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  6. Pyrethrin - Wikipedia

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    It was widely known that the Zhou dynasty in China widely used pyrethrin for its insecticide properties. [10] For centuries, crushed Chrysanthemum flowers have been used in Iran to produce Persian Powder, an insecticide for household use. Pyrethrins were identified as the potent chemical in the Chrysanthemum plants responsible for the ...

  7. Murphy Oil Soap - Wikipedia

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    Murphy Oil Soap is an American brand of cleaning product that is manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive. [1] In 1910, Jeremiah Murphy, director of the Phoenix Oil Company, bought the formula for Murphy Oil Soap from a recent immigrant from Germany. The soap, with its potassium vegetable oil base, and no phosphates, proved to be very popular in Ohio.