What Does the Word Ovicide Mean?

Medical Definition of ovicidal
: capable of killing eggs.

What does Ovicide mean?

: an agent that kills eggs especially : an insecticide effective against the egg stage.

What is a Ovicide used for?

A substance or agent that kills eggs, especially the eggs of insects, mites, or nematodes.

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