Bumblebees Cannot Taste Pesticides in Nectar Even at Lethal Concentrations

Medicine & Technology Nov 21, 2023

Bumblebees are smart but cannot detect pesticides in nectar. Continue reading to understand how bees are at risk of contaminated nectar.

Scientists Use Insects’ Sex Hormones To Get Away From Pesticides

Nov 24, 2022

Read on to know why scientists want to alter insects' behavior through sex hormones.

AI-Powered Cockroach Eliminator Could Make Pest Control More Efficient, Humane in the Future

Sep 30, 2022

The new AI-powered laser turret has the sole purpose of detecting and killing a cockroach to remove the need for pesticides. Read the article to learn more.

Thousands of Fish Wash Up Dead on Oder River Possibly Due to Toxic Chemicals

Aug 13, 2022

Fish have washed up dead specifically on the Oder river running through Germany and Poland. How has chemical contributed to this? Read to know more about it.

Cockroach Evolution: Insects Have Sugar-Free Diet to Avoid Pesticides, Affecting Its Mating Behavior

Jul 08, 2022

A new study shows that the behavioral aversion of cockroaches to sugar has taken a bitter turn that resulted in rejected males. Read the article to learn how cockroaches learned to have a sugar-free diet that affected their mating preferences.

Easy Pesticide Detection Possible Through New Nanosensor Than Scans Fruit in Just Minutes

Jun 07, 2022

Experts from Sweden developed a nanotechnology that effectively detects pesticides from fruit products. Read more about this innovation and how it sets up an easier, cost-effective approach to food safety.

Magnet-Controlled Tiny Robots Offer Novel Way of Cleaning Chemical Pollutants From Water Resources

Mar 02, 2022

A team of international researchers proposes magnetic, tiny robots to remove chemical pollution from the water source. Read this article to learn more about these nanorobots.

Dragonflies Could Potentially Replace Pesticides, Algerian Biologist Suggests

Dec 29, 2021

Dragonflies are listed as at risk of extinction by IUCN in its alarming new assessment. But an Algerian biologist has found that these insects can potentially serve as a natural pesticide.

Ant Chemicals Used to Combat Plant Diseases; New Study Shows How They Can Substitute Pesticides

Sep 23, 2021

A new Danish study shows that ants excrete chemical compounds that effectively inhibit plant pathogens, even where current pesticides are giving up.

Barry the Owl's Death in New York Potentially Caused by Rat Poison That Affected Flight Ability

Sep 22, 2021

New York City's Barred owl Barry was possibly influenced with rat poison before its collision with the Central Park's maintenance truck.

Bees, Pollinators, Pollination Under Threat Due to Environmental Pressures: Analysis Cites Agrochemicals Including Pesticides Among the Causes

Aug 05, 2021

A new meta-analysis reveals the threat bees and pollinators are in at present. The use of pesticides is one of the main contributors to such a threat.

Invasive Insect Extermination: Study Finds Nematode Bacteria as Effective Pesticide Against Fire Ants

Jul 29, 2021

Research on nematodes suggests that they can exterminate the colonies of the invasive fire ants through the bacteria present in their bodies.

Fluorescence Used to Monitor Water Quality by Detecting Hydrocarbons and Pesticides in Real-time

Jul 16, 2021

UBCO scientists are testing fluorescence in detecting impurities in the water to monitor water quality, and determine these impurities from other compounds.

Pesticides Exposure Increases Susceptibility to COVID-19, Study Finds

Apr 27, 2021

A new study in human lung cells found a link between exposure to organophosphate pesticides and susceptibility to COVID-19, suggesting implications for veterans who were exposed to it during wartime.

Powerful Insecticides Harming Deer Population, Fawns Die Early in Minnesota

Mar 03, 2021

Powerful insecticides have taken up in deer in nearly every place in Minnesota, raising concerns that this common chemical may be keeping fawns from surviving maturity or threatening the deer population.