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

One Pennsylvania representative is pushing for an insecticide to be banned for use on crops, which would mirror legislation ...

New research in the Society of Chemical Industry’s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to combat infestation by a common ...

Pesticide safety is extremely important. If the directions on the label are followed, both the applicator and the environment ...

Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University ...

Botanical insecticides and insecticidal soaps are promising alternatives for use in insect management. However, like conventional synthetic insecticides, these products have advantages and ...

Few things are as disheartening to a gardener than seeing unwelcome pests feasting on the literal fruits of your labor. The best insecticides for your vegetable garden target the bugs that are ...

The stakes have gotten higher in the $50-billion-plus global crop protection industry. Growers and consumers want insecticides that only harm the bad bugs – not the beneficials, like bees, nor the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 19, 2022) After registering over 300 products containing synthetic pyrethroid pesticides within the last six years, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has done ...

New research conducted on spotted lanternflies may provide helpful insights on preventing the population of invasive insects in Pennsylvania from growing even bigger. Scientists from Penn State found ...

Ferass Sammoura first crossed paths with insecticides while playing soccer with his friends in the city streets of Lebanon. “I remember seeing big trucks with tanks spray a fog of insecticides ...