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ACARICIDA [4 records]

Record 1 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Chemicals
  • Crop Protection
  • Veterinary Drugs
DEF

Said of a pesticide or drug which is absorbed by and flows through the system of a plant or animal.

CONT

... systemic or translocated pesticides ... can be applied to the soil as granules and will move through the plant roots to control insects, weeds or fungi.

CONT

systemic: Death of aphids feeding on every part of a plant is very clear evidence of systemic behaviour of an insecticide.

CONT

translocated: In eradicating perennial weeds, heavier dosages of 2,4-D and other translocated chemicals than would normally be used in cropland must be applied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Médicaments vétérinaires
DEF

[Se dit] d'une substance ou d'une préparation agropharmaceutique [qui agit] après pénétration et migration d'un organe à un autre de la plante ou de l'animal traité.

OBS

systémique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • téléotoxique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes químicos (Agricultura)
  • Protección de las plantas
  • Medicamentos veterinarios
CONT

[Fosfamidón] Plaguicida(acaricida, insecticida) : Insecticida sistémico de acción fuerte por ingestión y ligera por contacto.

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Record 2 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
DEF

A type of pesticide effective on mites and ticks (acarides).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Produit utilisé pour détruire les acariens.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección de las plantas
DEF

Plaguicida específico para ácaros.

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Record 3 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
OBS

Most of the phosphate insecticides have acaricidal or mite-killing properties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
OBS

Produits pour les traitements insecticides et acaricides des cultures en serres ou sans abris [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección de las plantas
DEF

Plaguicida específico para ácaros.

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Record 4 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Crop Protection
CONT

Systemic insecticides. Certain insects that attack cotton, vegetables and forage crops may be controlled by chemicals absorbed by the planting time. The chemical is taken up by the plant and insects die when they attempt to feed on the leaf or stem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Protection des végétaux
CONT

Les insecticides endothérapiques, encore appelés insecticides systémiques, ou télétoxiques, appartiennent surtout au groupe des composés organo-phosphorés (...). Ils se caractérisent par leurs facultés de pénétration dans la plante et de déplacement à l'intérieur de celle-ci, et par la persistance plus ou moins longue de leur forme active à l'intérieur du végétal.

CONT

Les insecticides d'ingestion (...) sont sans action sur les insectes piqueurs ou suceurs contre lesquels on emploie des insecticides systémiques.

Key term(s)
  • insecticide téléotoxique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Malas hierbas
  • Protección de las plantas
CONT

[Fosfamidón] Plaguicida(acaricida, insecticida) : Insecticida sistémico de acción fuerte por ingestión y ligera por contacto.

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