defoliate the trees with pesticides. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
If I have to defoliate my entire 32 acres, I will. From Wordnik.com. [stink bugs, the orchard, what else] Reference
In this case, potatoes began to defoliate in 70 days. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Inaugurates Cold Storage Plant in Alquizar] Reference
(Acridium melanorhodon) can defoliate vast areas overnight. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
The teabaggers can go defoliate their scrotums, for all I care. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Fox ‘News’ cheerleads for Tea Party protesters.] Reference
Potatoes that usually take 120 days began to defoliate in 100 days. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Inaugurates Cold Storage Plant in Alquizar] Reference
The leaves defoliate from cut branches and wilt rapidly after harvest. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
In India a number of insects have been reported to defoliate the tree. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
They have the potential to destroy food production and to defoliate large areas. From Wordnik.com. [FM 7-98 Appnd. B - Smoke, Flame, Herbicides, & Riot Control Agents]
Emissions will kill the wildlife and defoliate the woods, and Piratetown will go condo. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Came To Breakfast]
This means trees that defoliate have time to renew their sugar stores before future outbreaks. From Wordnik.com. [Beware of late blight, and report damage] Reference
Euproctis lunata & E. subnotata occasionally defoliate patches of forest in Sukkur and Hyderabad. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
A mountainous area near Pleiku two days after B-52s dropped incendiary bombs to defoliate the area. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
A mountainous area near Pleiku two days after B-52s dropped tons of incendiary bombs to defoliate area. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
"We understand this road is environmentally sensitive and will not defoliate any of these areas," he said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Agent Orange, which was used to defoliate trees during the Vietnam War, is made of a mixture of herbicides. From Wordnik.com. [Innoculation Misinformation] Reference
Caterpillars of the moth Crypsotidia conifera can defoliate adult trees by up to 50% in Nigeria and Zimbabwe. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Caterpillars of the moth Crypsotindia conifera can defoliate adult trees by up to 50% in Nigeria and Zimbabwe. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 33] Reference
There is even a blight brigade on call, ready to defoliate an entire plantation at the first hint of infection. From Wordnik.com. [Crisis In The Cupboard] Reference
America used it in the Vietnam War, employing Agent Orange to defoliate jungle regions, denying cover to our enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Platt: Chrysler to Daimler: "Drop Dead!"] Reference
They defoliate first, and of course they all use machinery now, which is the basis for so much of our poverty, you see. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Vivion Lenon Brewer, October 15, 1976. Interview G-0012. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
It wants to defoliate miles and miles of brush along the banks of the Rio Grande so that no one can hide in the canebrakes. From Wordnik.com. [Patt Morrison: Two Toxic Ideas: Border Fence, Border Poison] Reference
The most fascinating thing that Louisa told me is that so close to the equator they need manually defoliate to simulate winter. From Wordnik.com. [Making Wine at the Equator: Zabibu] Reference
Tetraploids show moderate psyllid resistance, but defoliate during heavy pest outbreaks (Brewbaker 1987a, Bray and Woodroffe 1988). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 27] Reference
The most serious damage is caused during seedling stage when the insects can defoliate the plant more readily, or during flowering. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
It is naturally shrubby and over the winter the wiry framework will defoliate, but I will wait until March to shape it up with the shears. From Wordnik.com. [Stunning salvias] Reference
Many plants would defoliate upon atrophy of their leaves, but some would be less likely to lose their leaves when sprayed at certain times. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
It can defoliate trees, eventually leading to their death. From Wordnik.com. [BangorDailyNews.com > News] Reference
It is generally safe to defoliate when 60 percent of the bolls are open. From Wordnik.com. [Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference
Producers were waiting for a hard frost to defoliate trees to aid harvesting. From Wordnik.com. [Media Newswire] Reference
The toxic herbicide was used to defoliate large areas during the Vietnam War. From Wordnik.com. [Cincinnati Business News - Local Cincinnati News | Business Courier of Cincinnati] Reference
Agent orange was used to defoliate trees to make it easier to see enemy action. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Pine White butterflies can defoliate pine trees, though experts say most will survive. From Wordnik.com. [KTVZ.com - Local Headlines] Reference
Other pests, including armyworms and salt marsh caterpillars, also are causing plants to defoliate. From Wordnik.com. [KJCT8.com - Local News] Reference
Perhaps they didn't unleash enough bombs, declare enough "free fire zones," defoliate enough lands. From Wordnik.com. [Anarkismo.net] Reference
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