(Beyond Pesticides, April 15, 2025) A study in Communications Earth & Environment, through field, greenhouse, and laboratory experiments involving three plant bug species, finds both species-specific ...

Insecticides may help growers hoping to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they also may contribute to a larger amount of some weeds, according to a new study. Insecticides may help growers ...

Neonic insecticides — a synthetic derived from nicotine — has been used in agriculture for years. “As a seed treatment, ...

Mosquitoes — perhaps the peskiest insect around — are becoming insecticide-resistant, NBC News reported July 29. The brutal summer heat hasn’t helped, either, as the bugs have thrived following ...

By JOHN WHITTAKER [email protected] A state lawmaker wants Pennsylvania to join New York and Vermont in banning the ...

As the weather warms up, insect problems will be on the increase. But while many gardeners think that they immediately should get an insecticide and begin spraying when they see insects in their ...

While insecticide-treated bed nets do help protect people from malaria-carrying mosquitos, the chemicals are becoming less effective as the insects develop a resistance to them. It now appears that ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 17, 2023) In the past month, Paris, France has witnessed a surge in bed bug populations. From public transportation to hotels, hostels, and movie theatres, bed bugs are ...