larvicide
noun
lar·vi·cide
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Definition of larvicide
: an agent for killing larval pests
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Other Words from larvicide
larvicidal
\ ˌlär-və-ˈsī-dᵊl
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of larvicide in a Sentence
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After two pools of standing water tested positive for West Nile virus in the city, Frisco will begin treating the area with larvicide. — Dallas News, "Frisco to apply larvicide after two mosquito pools test positive for West Nile virus," 5 July 2019 Floods kept officials from treating rivers with larvicide in May, allowing the black fly population to explode, said Mr. Walz of the mosquito control district, which covers nine counties with half the state’s population. — Kris Maher, WSJ, "The Black Fly Is Here for Your Blood—and Dignity," 16 June 2019 Officials said the larvicide doesn’t harm other insects or wildlife. — Kris Maher, WSJ, "The Black Fly Is Here for Your Blood—and Dignity," 16 June 2019 Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control has purchased two Buffalo Turbine mosquito sprayers capable of shooting larvicide nearly 100 feet in the higher and misting large areas. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "Miami-Dade on alert for disease-spreading mosquitoes as rainy season kicks into gear | Miami Herald," 23 May 2018 In 2016, Aedes aegypti mosquites began spreading the Zika virus in Wynwood and Miami Beach, catching the county off-guard and prompting intense spraying efforts that included spraying organic larvicide, pictured here, and aerial spraying with naled. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "Miami-Dade just released a bunch of mosquitoes. And that’s a good thing," 8 Feb. 2018 Many growers target the egg hatch to apply ovicide/larvicides for long-lasting effect. — OregonLive.com, "To top or not to top a tree and how to fight stink bugs: Ask an expert," 4 Nov. 2017 County workers have started applying a larvicide in the form of granules — similar in appearance to Grape Nuts cereal — in areas with standing water, such as swamps, ditches and ponds. — Martin E. Comas, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Hurricane Irma's rains will mean more mosquitoes," 14 Sep. 2017 According to Wednesday's statement, on Aug. 15, the health department conducted an emergency aerial larvicide treatment to areas along the Des Plaines River impacted by flooding, targeting 130 acres where Culex mosquitoes were breeding. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "West Nile virus confirmed by health department in Grayslake woman," 30 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'larvicide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for larvicide
larvicide
noun
lar·vi·cide
variants:
also larvacide \ ˈlär-və-ˌsīd
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Medical Definition of larvicide
: an agent for killing larvae
Other Words from larvicide
larvicidal
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adjective
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larvicidally
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adverb
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adverb
larviciding
\ ˈlär-və-ˌsīd-iŋ
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noun
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noun