adulticiding

adulticiding
 n.β€” Β«The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department will begin spraying for mosquitoes June 22. The practice, known as adulticiding, is designed to prevent potential outbreaks of the west nile virus.Β» β€”β€œMosquito Spraying Begins in Shelby County” by Richard Holden WREG-TV (Memphis, Tennessee) June 22, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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