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 ...

New research at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) shows how the world's most widely used insecticides could be partly responsible for a dramatic decline in songbird populations. A study published ...

Insecticide use is a major factor causing a decrease in the size and diversity of butterfly populations across the US Midwest, reports Braeden Van Deynze of the Washington Department of Fish and ...

I’ve finally worked my way around to the GMO question that I care about most: Are genetically modified crops boon or bane for the environment? The answer is big enough, and important enough, that it’s ...

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 ...

Researchers discover that neonicotinoid seed treatments are driving a dramatic increase in insecticide toxicity in U.S. agricultural landscapes, despite evidence that these treatments have little to ...

Prairie set at Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners, Michigan. Note Monarch in the center part of the image. Insecticide use is a major factor causing a decrease in the size and diversity of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the field of vector control, as the development of pyrethroids is known, the race is on to come up with new ...

Planting season for corn and soybeans across the U.S. will begin as soon as March in Southern states and then move north. As farmers plant, they will deploy vast quantities of insecticides into the ...

Study shows reduced reproduction and other negative impacts on performance of species It may take bees multiple generations to recover from being exposed to insecticides even just once, research shows ...

Bedbug infestations are soaring in the UK as the critters are becoming more resistant to the chemicals used to kill them, ...