The insecticide was approved for use on golf courses, lawns and a host of food crops, including apples, oranges, lettuce, ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – With February and the end of winter approaching, most insects are still wrapped up in their cocoons to protect them from the cold temperatures outside. Although these ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month and an opportune time to review pesticide safety practices at your home or business. The Weed ...

The late 2025 National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual reflects changes in Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act regulations since the manual was last updated in 2014.

Sam Polly, coordinator of University of Missouri Extension’s Pesticide Safety Education Program, wants to make Missouri a safer place that allows Missouri’s agricultural economy to continue to grow.

A U.S. sailor uses a hand pesticide sprayer as part of a demonstration in this 2018 file photo. (Photo by Spc. 3rd Class Katie Cox) Advocates who were fervent supporters of a bill to ban a type of ...

Scientists at The University of Toledo created a more reliable strategy to monitor pesticide exposure and protect the health and safety of agricultural workers. The study published in the journal ...

A federal court has revoked approval of the weed-killing pesticide dicamba. The ruling means farmers may not have access to the popular pesticide during the upcoming growing season. The drift-prone ...

University of Missouri Extension offers recertification training for commercial pesticide applicators during eight days in January 2024, with follow-up days in February and March. Completing the ...

The expression of nAChR subunits differs between tissues and between castes. (a) Honey bee tissues we analyzed in gene expression comparisons of nAChR subunits. (b–c) Total combined expression of ...

Penn State Extension will offer Christmas tree and nursery industry professionals the opportunity to earn pesticide applicator recertification credits while deepening knowledge of Christmas tree ...