noun
- A chemical compound used as an insecticide and sterilant, particularly in pest control programs to reduce insect populations by inducing sterility.
Usage: technical; chemistry/agriculture
Examples
- Apholate was used in mosquito control programs to suppress breeding populations.
- The insecticide apholate works by rendering male insects sterile.
- Agricultural researchers studied apholate as an alternative to traditional pesticides.
- Apholate has been largely replaced by newer sterilizing agents in modern pest management.