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carbaryl

chemical compound

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insecticides

  • Cotton combine
    In agricultural technology: Chemical control of insects

    Malathion and carbaryl, for example, are used to control insects in areas where persistent materials might appear later in meat or milk and can also be applied in areas where fish and wildlife might be affected. Those two chemicals offer a broad range of toxicity to insect…

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prevention of typhus

  • Epidemic typhus and Rickettsia prowazekii
    In typhus: Disease control

    …chemicals such as permethrin and carbaryl. Insecticide is applied directly to the clothing of persons at risk and kills the lice as they hatch on the person’s body.

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