pesticides

It detects and quantifies any traces of carbendazim, a fungicide in widespread use in Brazil despite being banned CREDIT: José Luiz Bott Neto
Detecting pesticides in food quickly and cheaply with a paper-based sensor
It detects and quantifies any traces of carbendazim, a fungicide in widespread use in Brazil
Former UC San Diego graduate student Stephanie Gamez created this artistic depiction of genetics and the fruit crop pest Drosophila suzukii.
Could CRISPR technology replace the need for insecticides and only suppress the target species population?
Former UC San Diego graduate student Stephanie Gamez created this artistic depiction of genetics and
A common insecticide made for commercial plant nurseries is harmful to bees in ANY amount
Alfalfa leafcutter bee used to study effects of insecticide and watering practices. (David Rankin/UCR) A
A new technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly pesticides that are killing bees
Beemmunity sugar bars that contain microsponges, for use with a bee feeder that is under
A solid-state transistor sensor can more sensitively detect a weed killer in drinking water
via Phys.org A solid-state transistor sensor can more sensitively detect a weed killer in drinking
The world’s most widely used insecticides could be partly responsible for a dramatic decline in songbird populations

New research at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) shows how the world’s most widely used

Using genetic engineering to repurpose a strain of beneficial bacteria for use as a safe, sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides

Researchers at Cardiff University in Wales have used genetic engineering to repurpose a strain of

The planetary boundaries for antibiotic and pesticide resistance shows several are already crossed

Stratospheric ozone depletion The stratospheric ozone layer in the atmosphere filters out ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the

In the end, are we going to outrun the pests or are they going to outrun us?

To slow the evolutionary progression of weeds and insect pests gaining resistance to herbicides and

Could this scientific breakthrough lead to bee-friendly pesticides?

Efforts to create pesticides that are not toxic to bees have been boosted by a scientific

Fine-tuning pesticides so they don’t kill beneficial insects such as bees

Pyrethroid pesticides are effective. Sometimes too effective. Researchers at Michigan State University’s entomology department have

Using hydrogel baits for pest control

Hydrogel baits developed at UC Riverside could help homeowners and farmers control Argentine ants Scientists

A step towards environmentally friendly pesticides: One hormone to rule them all

Identifying stress hormones in insects can be a step towards environmentally friendly pesticides. Researchers from

Electronic nose detects pesticides and nerve gas and could be in your smartphone

Detecting pesticides and nerve gas in very low concentrations? An international team of researchers led by

Bee Flower Choices Altered by Exposure to Pesticides

Low levels of pesticides can impact the foraging behaviour of bumblebees on wildflowers, changing their