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 ...

Scientists at Rothamsted Research and ApresLabs Ltd have demonstrated that SYN-A, a naturally derived synergist extracted ...

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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 ...

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Insecticides can help protect crops against troublesome pests, but they also pose a risk for beneficial insects such as pollinators. A study led by researchers at Penn State provides insight into how ...

Amended versions of two bills intended to study or address the decline of native insect populations and insecticide spillover ...

The insecticide chlorpyrifos, sold under the brand names Lorsban, Dursban, and others, has been the subject of regulatory battles for decades. It was first introduced as a pesticide in 1965, and it ...

Alfalfa weevils in Montana have developed insecticide resistance, and there are some indications that it could happen in western South Dakota as well.