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 ...

Cotton pests can impact yield and fiber quality. Learn how IPM strategies help growers protect crops all season long.

The researchers say the new coating kills some of the most insecticide-resistant mosquitoes A new method of applying insecticide to netting has proved 100% effective against some strains of mosquito, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dengue, zika, chikungunya and Mayaro fever mosquito (aedes aegypti) on human skin Summer has arrived in the U.S. For many, this means trips to the beach and the ballpark. But the season’s warm weather ...

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