synthetic pesticides

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synthetic
adjective
uk
/sɪnˈθet.ɪk/us
/sɪnˈθet̬.ɪk/
Synthetic products are made from artificial substances, often copying a ...
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pesticide
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/us
/ˈpes.tə.saɪd/
a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other ...
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(Definition ofsyntheticandpesticidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many attempts have been made to control obscure mealybug populations in commercial greenhouses and vineyards, using both synthetic pesticides and introduced mealybug parasites.
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While conventional agriculture uses synthetic pesticides and water-soluble synthetically purified fertilizers, organic farmers are restricted by regulations to using natural pesticides and fertilizers.
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The production of both synthetic pesticides and fertilizers requires the use of natural gas and petroleum.
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Because these toxins have little effect on other organisms, they are considered more environmentally friendly than synthetic pesticides.
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Fruit trees harboring weaver ants produce higher quality fruits, show less leaf damage by herbivores, and require fewer applications of synthetic pesticides.
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In comparison, the total daily exposure to allsyntheticpesticideresidues combined is 0.09 mg.
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This is due, in large part, to improved crop varieties, improved farm equipment, better management skills, synthetic pesticides and chemically processed fertilizers.
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Our dietary intake of natural pesticides and carcinogens is far greater than our intake of synthetic pesticides.
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The use of synthetic pesticides is common in the region.
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Currently, synthetic pesticides are the predominant means of combating vegetable pests and diseases.
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Organic farmers rely on varieties bred and selected under conventional methods that often include the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, options not available under organic certification standards.
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Smallholder coffees, that are effectively produced without inorganic fertilizers and synthetic pesticides due to lack of financial resources and therefore organic by default, do not automatically qualify as organic.
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In general, organic systems do not use synthetic pesticides and chemically processed fertilizers, and have longer crop sequences with a greater variety of crops being grown.
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It is not simply a matter of not doing things—for example, not applying synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers—but one of disciplined and positive management.
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Chief among these groups from the commercial point of view are manufactured fertilizers, synthetic pesticides (including herbicides), and supplements for feeds.
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The farms produce forty varieties of vegetables grown without synthetic pesticides, capturing rainwater, and recirculating irrigation water.
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While conventional agriculture uses synthetic pesticides and water-soluble synthetically purified fertilizers, zero budget farmers are restricted by regulations to using natural pesticides and fertilizers.
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Synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers are not allowed, although certain organically approved pesticides may be used under limited conditions.
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Its manufacturers claim it has little effect on other organisms, and is more environmentally friendly than synthetic pesticides.
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These pesticides are not always more safe or environmentally friendly than synthetic pesticides and can cause harm.
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