pesticide

Converse of subject

poison: Women's Editor Christen Pears reports Are we being poisoned by pesticides?

Converse of object

spray: Pests in the cotton can be controlled by the regular application of pesticides sprayed onto the plants.

Adjective modifier

• organochlorine: By the 1950's, organochlorine pesticides such as DDT were in general use.
• unapproved: Under regulation 4 of the Regulations, it is an offense to advertize, sell, supply, store or use an unapproved pesticide.
• synthetic: A synthetic pesticide called permethrin is now used in treating timber.
• toxic: These should not attract the same censure as manmade, more generally toxic, chemical pesticides.
• obsolete: Although many chemicals have been banned, the FAO estimate that up to 10,000 tons of obsolete pesticides remain in the developing world.
• agricultural: Now, what's going to happen about all those agricultural pesticides that rural residents have to breath day in day out every year.

Modifies a noun

• residue: In 2003, the average level of pesticide residues in Delhi samples was 34 times above the same BIS standard.
• poisoning: The symptoms of green tobacco sickness are very similar to those of pesticide poisoning.
• applicator: He said state rules exist so that pesticide applicators have uniform standards.
• spray: Every year, a billion gallons of pesticide spray lands on British crops.
• usage: During 1995 regional pesticide usage closely approximated to the areas of vegetable crops grown in each country.
• formulation: In terms of efficacy requirements PSD considers these changes in the same light as any other change to pesticide formulation.

Noun used with modifier

• organophosphate: Psychological effects of organophosphate pesticides: a review and call for research by psychologists.
• organochlorine: Sea fish: Members noted that 69 samples of sea fish were tested for 11 organochlorine pesticide residues.
• organochloride: Mainly due to widespread use of organochloride pesticides ( e.g.
• OP: In their military form, OP pesticides can kill in seconds or lead to permanent disability.
• carbamate: Long term neurological effects of mild poisonings with organophosphate and N-methyl carbamate pesticides among banana workers.
• chemical: Less chemical pesticide needs to be applied to some GM crops.