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    Insecticides 1. Jack R. Plimmer‚ 2. Derek W. Gammon Published Online: 16 APR 2004 DOI: 10.1002/0471238961.0914190513052003.a01.pub2 Copyright © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. Book Title Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Abstract Insects constitute an immense drain on food resources worldwide‚ as well as being serious disease vectors. Insecticide applications are made directly to raw agricultural commodities to protect plants and animals from insect attacks. Official national and

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    gardeners. So‚ instead of buying commercial and expensive inorganic insecticides‚ an alternative and economical insect repellant made up of the sap of euphorbia plant‚ garlic‚ and siling labuyo‚ all natural insecticides derived from different plants which could kill insects and pests. The garlic (alluim sactium) that used for both ordinary and medicinal purposes and even as natural flavoring‚ could also be a benefit to make an insecticide. The property of garlic that is considered as an effective chemical

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    GAC023 Assessment Event 1:Insecticide Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Student’s Name: Ethan Lau Student ID #: STMS20007 Teacher: Craig Martin Due Date: 7 June 2013 Word Count:515 Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is a six chlorine substituted cyclohexane‚ a polyhalogenated compound. It comes in many forms. Some are pesticides. Common forms are: • α-HCH ‚ or α-BCH‚ alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) is an organochloride which

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    Organophosphor ous and Carbamates Insecticides Reporters: Bacanto‚ Kharen Mae B. Mangga‚ Medelen V. Paquit‚ Ruby F. Organophosphorus insecticides • Organophosphorus insecticides are normally esters‚ amides‚ or thiol derivatives of phosphoric‚ phosphonic‚ phosphorothioic‚ or phosphonothioic acids. Most are only slightly soluble in water and have a high oil-to-water partition coefficient and low vapor pressure. • Organophosphates - are commonly used for small animals as flea and tick powders‚

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    Insects are one of the big problems in most households in the Philippines. They are pestering the land of vertebrates for millions of years. Commercial insecticides are either too harmful to both man and the environment or too expensive for the consumers. The purpose of this study is to create an environmental-friendly‚ safe‚ cheap‚ and effective insecticide that can compete with the commercial ones. The mixture of the extracts of chilli pepper‚ cacao leaves‚ lemon grass‚ garlic‚ and olive oil will be

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    Southridge Private High School Antipolo City “Feasibility of cigarette butts and garlic as insecticide” Submitted by: Satchel Calah Beltran Submitted to: Mrs. Ma. Fatima L. Montoya Introduction: Cigarette butts ends up as a litter. It can be found on the streets‚ public places and even beaches. To name a few‚ it had been a huge problem eliminating these litters because it creates pollution. Traditional butts are made of “synthetic polymer cellulose acetate” and never degrade

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    Panpacific University North Philippines S.Y 2012-2013 Cigarette Butt as a Household Insecticide A research paper submitted to the High School Department of Panpacific University North Philippines In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Research III Submitted to: Mr. Jefferson Alvarez CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING A. Introduction Our country is facing great problems with regards to different wastes in our surroundings that we can

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    e crops of farmers who depended on their crops as their source of income. The economic impact of insects is measured not only by the market value of products they destroy and the cost of damage they inflict‚ but also by the money and resources spent on prevention and control of pest outbreaks. In addition‚ some insects carry plant diseases which can affect the growth of plants. They threaten biodiversity‚ agricultural yields‚ trade‚ and the agricultural environment. It is important to know that

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    human illness. But there’s not as much concern in terms the impact on human health because of the long history of culinary use and medicinal use. (CBN‚ 2003) Garlic is an old time organic insecticide that has only moderate success with over the decades. Only use an insecticide if you have an infestation. And garlic‚ If you have found‚ it does not do a great job once you have an infestation. Since it doesn’t kill bugs‚ only deters them a bit‚ you have to reapply it every time

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    UTILIZATION OF MARIGOLD EXTRACT (Tagestes erecta L.) AND CIGARETTE BUTTS AS HOUSEHOLD INSECTICIDE INTRODUCTION Most insecticides effective for household use are inorganic which tend to be harmful to the user and to the environment. Recent statistics show that 75% of households use some form of insecticide‚ with much of this being used indoors. They are used to kill ants and roaches‚ mosquitoes‚ flea and tick. By design these products are all intended to be lethal – to insects that

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