Assertion: nicotine | /r/ObjectUse | used as insecticide
Facets:
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: consequently
type: TEMPORAL
value: in nicotine functions
type: OTHER
value: in the form of tobacco extracts
type: OTHER
value: since at least the 1690s
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the past[when
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It functions as an antiherbivore chemical; consequently, nicotine was widely used as an insecticide in the past[when?], and neonicotinoids, such as imidacloprid, are widely used.
text: Nicotine has been used as an insecticide since at least the 1690s, in the form of tobacco extracts (although other components of tobacco also seem to have pesticide effects).
text: In nicotine-producing plants, nicotine functions as an antiherbivory chemical; consequently, nicotine has been widely used as an insecticide, and neonicotinoids, such as imidacloprid, are widely used.
text: All parts of the plant contain nicotine, which can be extracted and used as an insecticide.