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2. Thanks to termite tents, California is top U.S. emitter of a ...

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   Thanks to termite tents, California is top U.S. emitter of a planet-warming pesticide. Melody Petersen. April 3, 2024 at 3:00 AM. Workers drape a fumigation tent over Mission San Juan Capistrano ...

3. Pest control - Wikipedia

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   An agricultural aircraft applies low-insecticide bait against western corn rootworm. Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment. [1] The human response depends on the importance of the damage done and will range from ...

4. Termite - Wikipedia

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   Termitidae. Termites are a group of detritophagous eusocial insects which consume a variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus. They are distinguished by their moniliform antennae and the soft-bodied and often unpigmented worker caste for which they have been commonly termed " white ants ...

5. Sentricon - Wikipedia

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   The Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System is a subterranean termite pest control product developed and manufactured by Corteva (Previously Dow AgroSciences). [1] It was introduced in 1995 as a termite baiting system and an alternative to liquid termicide soil barriers. It eliminates all members of the termite colony, including those of ...

6. Pesticide - Wikipedia

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   The word pesticide derives from the Latin pestis (plague) and caedere (kill). [5]The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has defined pesticide as: . any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals, causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the ...

7. Reticulitermes flavipes - Wikipedia

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   The eastern subterranean termite (R. flavipes) is the most widely distributed Reticulitermes species. [2] It occurs throughout the eastern United States, including Texas, [3] and can be found as far north as southern Ontario. [4] In 2006, R. flavipes was also recorded in Oregon, [5] on the West coast of the United States.