Pesticide Is The Reason Bees Are Not Getting Adequate Sleep

Medicine & Technology Jan 24, 2021

Pesticides affect how bees, nature's hardworking insects, are unable to pollinate properly and effectively. As a result, they don't get the adequate sleep they need.

Exploring Nonhost Resistance, or Why Pathogens Choose Which Plants to Harm

Dec 30, 2020

One of the longstanding puzzles in agricultural science is the supposed resistance of apples and cucumbers to the same pathogen that ravaged potatoes - and researchers might have found a way to turn nonhost resistance into an agricultural advantage.

Researchers Explain How Colorado Potato Beetles Ward Off Pesticides

Dec 22, 2020

New research specifies Colorado Potato Beetles had beaten"lead arsenate, mercury DDT, and dieldrin," and more than 50 other pesticides.

Chemical Used as Defense Against Pests, Used by Moths to Lay Eggs

Sep 11, 2020

Isothiocyanates, produced by cruciferous plants as a defense against pests, are also key in telling diamondback moths where to lay their eggs.

Islands in the Caribbean Poisoned by Pesticides

Nov 08, 2019

Chlordecone, a pesticide that was banned since 1993, has affected around 750,000 locals of Antilles. French President Emmanuel Macron is now campaigning for awareness.

New Findings Show Pesticide DDT Persists in Remote Lakes at Concerning Levels

Jun 12, 2019

Pesticide use can result in persistent and permanent changes in aquatic ecosystems

Kale is One of the Most Contaminated Vegetables, Says Study

Jun 08, 2019

More than 92 percent of kale had residue from at least two pesticides after washing and peeling.

France Becomes the First Country to Ban Bee Killing Pesticide

Jun 03, 2019

Many European nations are battling for the ban of a popular pesticide that has been linked to the mass demise of bees and other wildlife.

Mosquitoes Develop Resistance Against Insecticides

Jun 03, 2019

Study reveals that mosquitoes develop resistance against insecticides

How Plant Viruses Can Be Used to Ward Off Pests And Keep Plants Healthy

May 22, 2019

A biological nanoparticle that could target pesticides to treat specific spots deep within the soil

Cocaine and Other Illicit Substances Found in Freshwater Shrimp

May 03, 2019

Shrimp native to the rural areas of England tested positive for drugs.

Scientists says Stream of Flanders So Polluted it May Be Used As Pesticide

Apr 13, 2019

The streams of Flanders are so polluted that scientists say its water could be used as a pesticide replacement.

EU Bans Use Of Pesticide For Environmental & Health Risks

Mar 31, 2019

Chlorothalonil is the most widely used pesticide in the United Kingdom, but officials say that it poses high risks for the environment and humans.

New Crystallized Form of DDT Found To Be Safer And Even More Effective

Jun 14, 2017

A new crystallized from of DDT will be about to replace the existing DDT today. It is because the new form had been proved to be more effective and safer.

Agriculture Drug Delivery Technology Formulated To Eliminate Crop Pests Costing $157 Billion Per Year

Jun 04, 2017

The imminent solution to the nematode problem has its solution. The next step, according to researchers is to incorporate the technology with existing pesticide applications to optimize and better enhance the technology in diffusing the nanovirus into the soil.