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- noun A
pyrethroid insecticide with many uses, including control of the adultmosquito population.
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Examples
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GIULIANI: My reaction is that when we used malathion and the other substance last year, resmethrin I think was the other one, both we were told were safe.
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Giuliani: No Decision on Senate Race - May 11, 2000 2000
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Aerial spraying may not be effective and environmental groups warn that the pesticide Scourge, which contains resmethrin and piperonyl butoxide poses a health hazard.
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But environmental groups and others sharply criticized the county again Tuesday, saying the spraying of the pesticide Scourge, which contains resmethrin and piperonyl butoxide, posed a health hazard.
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Common Gulf War insecticides included d-phenothrin, chlorpyrifos, resmethrin, malathion, methomyl and lindane, according to the US Department of Defense Deployment Health Clinical Center.
t r u t h o u t 2008
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