Thripicide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thripicide is a noun meaning A substance that kills thrips.
Meaning
A substance that kills thrips.
Example Sentences
Oil sprays uncombined with lime sulfur appear to have little value as thripicides.
This pest management strategy may be accomplished through: 1) applying thripicide(s) only when thresholds are reached;
All recommendations known to the authors for the use of this material as a thripicide specify solutions of or near 1 to 1,000.
The importance of the thrip has led to my arranging with Prof. Quayle and the Walnut Growers Association Spray Company to conduct demonstrations in the use of certain dust sprays believed to be effective thripicides, and less expensive than lime-sulphur.
Word Forms
- thripicides
- thripsicide
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thripsicide, tickicide, insecticide, aphidicide, bugicide, formicide.
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