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  2. Pesticide application - Wikipedia

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    A manual backpack-type sprayer Space treatment against mosquitoes using a thermal fogger Grubbs Vocational College students spraying Irish potatoes. Pesticide application is the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are delivered to their biological targets (e.g. pest organism, crop or other plant).

  3. Carbaryl - Wikipedia

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    Carbaryl is often inexpensively produced by direct reaction of methyl isocyanate with 1-naphthol. [5]C 10 H 7 OH + CH 3 NCO → C 10 H 7 OC(O)NHCH 3. Alternatively, 1-naphthol can be treated with excess phosgene to produce 1-naphthyl chloroformate, which is then converted to carbaryl by reaction with methylamine. [5]

  4. Animal repellent - Wikipedia

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    Scarecrow in a field Rat guards: steel or aluminum discs attached to the mooring line to prevent rats from boarding a ship Ultrasonic bird repeller. An animal repellent consists of any object or method made with the intention of keeping animals away from personal items as well as food, plants or yourself.

  5. Animal glue - Wikipedia

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    Animal glue in granules. Animal glue is an adhesive that is created by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue in a process called rendering. [1] In addition to being used as an adhesive, it is used for coating and sizing, in decorative composition ornaments, and as a clarifying agent.

  6. Temefos - Wikipedia

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    Temefos or temephos (trade name Abate) is an organophosphate larvicide used to treat water infested with disease-carrying insects [2] including mosquitoes, midges, and black fly larvae.

  7. Cats in the U.S. Are Contracting Bird Flu: What Pet Parents ...

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    Since 2022, the USDA has tracked over 300 cases of the EA H5N1 strain in mammals across the US. From March 2024 to the present day, several dozen cases have been confirmed in domestic cats, the ...

  8. Sevin - Wikipedia

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    Sevin may refer to: Sevin (given name), a Turkish feminine given name; A commercial version of carbaryl (insecticide) Sevin (rapper), an American Christian hip hop musician; Sévin (surname), a French surname

  9. Allergy to cats - Wikipedia

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    The remaining cat allergens are Fel d 2–8, [5] with Fel d 4, a major urinary protein found in the saliva of cats, [6] occurring the most in humans among the other seven allergens. All cats produce Fel d 1, including hypoallergenic cats. The main method of transmission is through a cat's saliva or dander, which adheres to clothing.