New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that the neonicotinoid class of pesticides do not kill bees but impair their brain function to disturb learning, blunt food gathering skills and ha... Read more
Scientists in Italy are experimenting with sound vibrations to replace pesticides. Adapting different eco-friendly methods they are able to boost harvests and open up a new chapter in sustai... Read more
AROUND the world, honeybee colonies are dying in huge numbers: About one-third of hives collapse each year, a pattern going back a decade. For bees and the plants they pollinate — as well as... Read more
A novel bio-pesticide created using spider venom and a plant protein has been found to be safe for honeybees – despite being highly toxic to a number of key insect pests. New research,... Read more
Scientists develop new way to detect threatening nanoparticles in food Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics and other... Read more
Tübingen researchers ask: do herbicides alter ecosystems around the world? Scant research makes it hard to prove. The number of humans on the planet has almost doubled in the past 50 years ?... Read more
A multidisciplinary Brazilian research team has developed a biosensor to measure pesticide content on food produce, water and soil. The technology is in its development phase, but if develop... Read more
These breakthroughs hold a lot of significance for Nigerian agriculture Insect pests have been a perennial concern in agriculture because of the devastating effects they have on crops: eatin... Read more
Volcani Center scientist come up with first-of-its-kind environmentally friendly pesticide based on garden-variety vegetable oil True recycling: Israeli scientists have made a breakthrough d... Read more
Researchers at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are currently exploring the use of microwaves as a potential pest control method. Unlike traditional chemical pesticides, which indiscr... Read more