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- noun A
pyridine -basedpesticide effective against a variety ofarthropods .
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Examples
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About two days later, insecticides were reapplied to the mattress, box springs and surrounding areas and nine cans of another fogger, Hot Shot Bedbug and Flea Fogger, in which the active ingredients were pyrethrins, piperonyl butoxide, MGK 264 and pyriproxyfen, were released into the home.
NYT > Home Page By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS 2011
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The best products for elimination of fleas outdoors are formulations that contain a knockdown material such as pyrethrin or permethrin plus an insect growth regulator (pyriproxyfen or methoprene) to inhibit larval maturation.
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Fenoxycarb, or methoprene, and pyriproxyfen are all insect growth regulators that prevent queens from producing new workers.
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