Treating baby wraps with insect repellent could be an effective and scalable way to protect young children in Africa 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 ...

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

By Milliam MurigiBy Milliam MurigiAcross Africa, new-generation bed nets are being rolled out to fight malaria and tackle growing insecticide resistance.Unlike the standard insecticide- treated nets ...

Groups say EPA did not adequately consider adverse health effects to children when it approved the pesticide ...

Insecticides are chemicals that are used to kill or control insects. They are an important tool in modern agriculture and public health efforts to combat insect-borne diseases. One such insecticide ...

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

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 ...

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 ...