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Definition of Larvicide
1. Noun. A chemical used to kill larval pests.
Definition of Larvicide
1. Noun. Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Larvicide
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Larvicide
1. An agent that kills larvae. Origin: Larva + L. Caedo, to kill (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Larvicide
Literary usage of Larvicide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1912)
"Colonel Gorges has published the following list of desiderata for the perfect
larvicide for use in the tropics, agreeing with the opinion expressed by ..."
2. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"The Panama larvicide is made as follows: 150 gallons of crude ... The Panama
larvicide is mixed with 5 parts of water and sprayed npon pools or along the ..."
3. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
""larvicide," generally used in the Panama Canal Zone, is prepared from ...
As a mosquito larvicide it is used by spraying an aqueous emulsion (one part of ..."
4. Malaria According to the New Researches by Angelo Celli (1901)
"These results enable us to conclude that among the aniline dyes (blue, violet,
red, yellow, green), those which have the most energetic action are larvicide ..."
5. Prevention of Disease and Care of the Sick: How to Keep Well and what to Do by William Gordon Stimpson, Milton Hugh Foster (1919)
"In Panama a better result was obtained by using a larvicide, which was made ...
The Panama larvicide is mixed with 5 parts of water and sprayed upon pools ..."
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