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The EPA recently approved a new pesticide known as isocycloseram. The chemical’s approval has drawn backlash from ...

Heating an insecticide can give it new life. Microwaving the insecticide deltamethrin rearranges its crystal structure but doesn’t change its chemical composition. The rearrangement renews ...

Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mosquito is seen through the microscope inside a laboratory at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) ...

Swat. Spray. Repeat. This is the dance humans and mosquitoes have been doing for decades, ever since the rise of chemical insecticides following World War II. The pest control industry in the U.S. is ...

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 ...

It sounds like a contradiction, but it’s true: Insecticide-treated mosquito nets are effective even against some insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, a new study shows. Mosquito nets treated with ...

Discover a fast-acting natural insecticide that effectively eliminates aphids while staying safe for your plants. This video explains how it works, when to apply it, and why it’s a popular organic ...

The dangers of neonicotinoid insecticides likely can't be watered down. That's the conclusion of a new study showing an insecticide made for commercial plant nurseries is harmful to a typical bee even ...