Rose essential oil may have a new use as an organic pesticide
Essential oils are used in cosmetics and detergents. They may soon make their way to agriculture.
Tag: pesticide
Scientists use ‘smell of fear’ to ward off insect pests from crops and gardens
Chemicals released by predators could serve as a pesticide alternative for ridding fields of insects.
Pesticides, parasites, hunger — bees worldwide are dying faster than we thought, other pollinators might be too
They're definitely not having a buzzing good time.
Stormwater could release contaminants to ground and surface water
While giving a sense of cleansing in any city, rainstorms usually cause substances in buildings, streets, and sidewalks to wash ...
Bacteria might become a natural, toxin-free alternative to pesticides
Biopesticides could protect crops against diseases without the typical downsides of synthetic chemicals.
Glyphosate might be killing bees by messing with their gut bacteria
Glyphosate may not be harmless to animals after all.
Neonicotinoid pesticides found in 75 percent of honey worldwide
The pesticide is heavily linked with the dramatic collapse of bee populations around the world.
Popular pesticides are killing of bumblebees by preventing them from laying eggs
It's time to face it: our pesticides are killing off bees -- and bumblebees.
Farms could slash pesticide use without losing any yield or money, new study finds
More and more evidence is piling up against the use of pesticides.
UN scientists denounce ‘myth’ that we need pesticides to feed the world
Can we feed the world without pesticides?
Bees get much needed win as US court rules against neonicotinoid pesticide
Bee numbers have been dropping at alarming rates, and the growing consensus seem to be that only limiting pesticide use ...
Monarch butterfly populations went down 80% in 21 years
A new study has found that monarch butterfly populations have went down at alarming rates in the past couple of ...
Italian ban on pesticides has major benefits on bee health
In case you didn't know, bee popullations all around the world are dwindling. The disorder which is causing this massive ...
