Sentence examples for spray killed from inspiring English sources

In contrast, the 20 mM glyphosate spray killed all the conventional rice plants but not any of the transgenic rice plants in 7 days (Fig. 3B).

She pointed out that the pesticide spray killed spruce budworm pest as well as the aquatic insects that the young salmon depended on for food.

Not only will this spray kill the aphids but it will also strengthen the plants that it is sprayed on.

What's more, the birds eat the insects that the spray kills, so you would be killing their source of protein, too.

Spray cleaners based on lactic acid or orange oil make great fly spray, kill fleas, ants, etc. Use organic lawn care products, and practice composting and mulching rather than applying artificial chemicals.

Health Department officials believe that the spraying killed 90percentt of the mosquitoes, Mr. Molinari said, but "only in areas we've been able to reach".

First, because that kind of widespread blanket spraying killed not only the target insect, but the parasitic foes of the target; and not only insects, but many other life forms as well; and not only those life forms, but everything dependent on them for food.

Farmers argue that the spraying kills legitimate crops, makes people sick and damages the environment.

He pointed out that while such sprays kill on contact, they usually have only a limited residual effect.

(2012) recently reported that the efficacy of the insecticide begins to decline 4 months after spraying, killing 73% (2010 data) or 81% (2011 data) of mosquitoes exposed to sprayed walls in WHO cone bioassays, as compared to 100% soon after spraying.

Contact sprays kill quickly.