1) Insect powder 2) Insecticide 3) Insecticide substance 4) Is used in home gardens 5) Organic insecticide
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Rotenone is an odourless, colourless, crystalline ketonic chemical compound used as a broad-spectrum insecticide, piscicide, and pesticide. It occurs naturally in the seeds and stems of several plants, such as the jicama vine plant; and the roots of several members of Fabaceae. ==Discovery== The earliest record of the now known rotenone-containing...
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(from the article `jícama`) ...or sprinkled with lime juice and powdered chili peppers as a snack. Jícama can also be cooked. Although the very young seedpods of the plant are ... ...alkaloids, terpenoids, nonprotein amino acids, and others. Some of these, as, for example, the amino acid canavanine, may comprise up to 5 pe...
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Material used a lot by organic gardeners. It is derived from the roots of tropical legumes. It does break down in sunlight and the side effect is that it is toxic to good and bad insects.
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<biochemistry> An inhibitor of electron transport that blocks transfer of reducing equivalents from NADH dehydrogenase to coenzyme Q. A very potent poison for fish and for insects. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ro´tә-nōn) a poisonous compound from derris root and other roots; used as an insecticide.
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A substance derived from the Derris root that is commonly used to kill fish during lake rehabilitation programs.
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An inhibitor of the electron transport chain that blocks transfer of reducing equivalents from NADH dehydrogenase to coenzyme Q. A very potent poison for fish and for insects.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rō′te-nōn Definitions: 1. The principal insecticidal component of derris root, Derris elliptica, D. malaccensis, and other D. species, and from Lonchocarpus nicou (family Leguminosae); used externally for the treatment of scabies and infestation with chiggers, and in veterinary medicine for follicular mange...
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n] - a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals
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noun a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
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Material used by some organic gardeners. It is derived from the roots of tropical legumes. It does break down in sunlight and the side effect is that it can be toxic to good and bad insects. It is also toxic to fish so use extreme care about run off water when using.
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