The EPA has quietly approved additional PFAS pesticides to spray crops despite scientific concerns over potential toxicity.

Spotta, a UK-based tech startup, is using IoT sensors and AI to help farmers monitor insects and limit the use of costly ...

Pesticide exposure may quietly weaken honeybee colonies as queens shift harmful chemicals into their developing eggs.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a crackdown on pesticide smuggling into the United States.

A next-generation pesticide designed to kill crop pests may also be interfering with the reproductive health of bumblebees.

Pesticides are widely used worldwide to boost plant growth. Although effective, they contain toxic chemicals that can seriously impair our senses and nervous system. Fifteen years ago, Tim Parton, a ...

Getting rid of your unused pesticides or pesticide containers takes time and proper steps. As such, it can take awhile to get to the top of your to-do list. “Pesticide disposal is one of those ...

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Pesticides are designed to stop or limit pest occurrence. Insecticides kill insects, while herbicides kill weeds and fungicides suppress or kill fungi. All of these products are pesticides. Most of us ...

Hilly terrain makes pesticides less effective. Labour shortages increase the incentive for farmers to weed using chemicals.

There is a one-in-five chance that a packet of coffee beans sold in Europe contains residues of pesticides thought to have ...

Independent testing by the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) found pesticide residues in 86% of commonly consumed foods in South Africa, including those for infants. The report highlights ...