larvicide
IPA: ɫˈɑrvʌsaɪd
noun
- Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
verb
- (transitive) To treat with larvicide.
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Examples of "larvicide" in Sentences
- Temefos is a common mosquito larvicide.
- Xanthone as an ovicide and larvicide for the codling moth.
- It is used as a larvicide against a wide variety of caterpillars.
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