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  • adjective Alternative spelling of broad-spectrum.

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  • Other blends, such as curry powder (which contains 22 different spices), pickling spice (15 spices), and chili powder (10 spices), are broadspectrum antimicrobial melanges.

    Archive 2005-06-01 2005

  • Combined products, also known as "cocktails", containing an organophosphorous compound and a pyrethroid have been used as broadspectrum insecticides for some years and have performed very well in cases of mixed infestation.

    8. Pest control using insecticides 1996

  • Some other predators like the anthocorid bug Xylocoris flavipes are frequently encountered antagonists in traditional granaries which show a good potential to reduce pest populations provided that they are not suppressed with broadspectrum insecticides.

    10. Integrated pest management 1996

  • · Good effect against most storage pests (broadspectrum effect) · Long persistence

    8. Pest control using insecticides 1996

  • As a result of all this work, neem is seen as the nation's leading candidate for providing a new generation of broadspectrum pesticides.

    1 The Vision 1992

  • In general, it can be said that neem products are medium - to broadspectrum pesticides of plant-eating (phytophagous) insects.

    5 Effects on Insects 1992

  • Most herbicides are not broadspectrum, and it is important to analyze the type of local weeds species present before choosing a product.

    Chapter 10 1981

  • According to hospital sources, 95-year-old Basu's blood pressure has been normal and he has been responding to broadspectrum antibiotics.

    NDTV News - Top Stories 2010

  • How to choose broadspectrum nutritional supplements market and many new products emerging every day, how can you determine which one is good and will actually deliver what it promises?

    WN.com - Articles related to Importance of dental health for your dogs: local vet hospital offers tips 2009

  • These compounds are being developed as broadspectrum, rapid-acting antibiotics for serious systemic and local infections.

    unknown title 2009

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