Butterfly pea (Clitorea ternata) is a climber whose pretty blue flowers are used throughout Asia for food colouring. The plant also seems to be immune to pests and diseases – something noticed by NSW ...

The European Union continues to export pesticides it has banned from use within its own borders, with African nations importing 122,000 tonnes in 2024—a 50 per cent increase from the 81,000 tonnes in ...

Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use. By Hiroko Tabuchi Until recently ...

This schematic illustrates the life cycle of conventional imidacloprid (IMI) and its nano-encapsulated form (nano-IMI), from production and field application to environmental emissions. While both ...

Insecticides can help protect crops against troublesome pests, but they also pose a risk for beneficial insects such as pollinators. A new study provided insight into how even sublethal doses of ...

In Bangladesh, honeybee populations are dwindling as unaware farmers use insecticides, particularly neonicotinoids, which disrupt their foraging and survival. Experts are seriously concerned about the ...

With the threat of hemlock woolly adelgid infestations growing the Michigan DNR is urging residents who have hemlock trees on their property to plan for spring treatment of this invasive species.

New research has uncovered a surprising wrinkle in our understanding of how pesticides affect bumble bees. While common sense tells us that chemicals meant to kill insects can only harm pollinators, ...