LARVICIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does larvicide mean? 

• LARVICIDE (noun)
  The noun LARVICIDE has 1 sense:

1. a chemical used to kill larval pests

  Familiarity information: LARVICIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LARVICIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical used to kill larval pests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("larvicide" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

 Context examples 

As soon as it is exposed to water, the shell begins to swell up and release the larvicide.

(Thyme oil and corn starch prove deadly for mosquito larvae, SciDev.Net)

In the tests, by letting the material dry and then rehydrating it, the particles can still release the larvicide normally.

(Thyme oil and corn starch prove deadly for mosquito larvae, SciDev.Net)

In order to kill a mosquito’s larvae and block its spread in water containers, researchers developed a system based on the use of essential oil as a natural larvicide.

(Thyme oil and corn starch prove deadly for mosquito larvae, SciDev.Net)

The use of essential oils as natural larvicide is not new, but its application is often limited as they don’t dissolve well in water, degrade easily and evaporate when freely applied in the environment.

(Thyme oil and corn starch prove deadly for mosquito larvae, SciDev.Net)

By using corn starch along with the essential oil of the thyme plant, researchers from Brazil and the United States have managed to develop a low-cost, biodegradable larvicide system that can kill the larvae of the yellow fever mosquito.

(Thyme oil and corn starch prove deadly for mosquito larvae, SciDev.Net)