1. 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.