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adulticide

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adulticide
the medication used to kill adult heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) as distinct from that used to kill the microfilarial (i.e. larval) stages. Some drugs are capable of both effects.
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Because no registered growth-hormone regulators target the phorid fly, growers have to rely on adulticides.
Looking phorid by Beyer, David M. / Mushroom News
The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of adulticide applications for reducing human cases of WNV; we compared the proportion and incidence of cases in the treated and untreated areas of Sacramento County in 2005 before and after aerial treatments.
Efficacy of aerial spraying of mosquito adulticide in reducing ... by Carney, Ryan M.; Husted, Stan; Jean, Cynthia; Glaser, Carol; Kramer, Vicki / Emerging Infectious Diseases
A flea spray solution contains two types of substances: an adulticide, it is an insecticide which kills fleas; the other substance is the insect growth regulator (IGR).
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