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You've just planted a garden, and you want to protect your crops and your home from an insect attack. You'll have no shortage of insecticides to choose from — but which are effective? More importantly, which are safe?You're not short of options. There's a whole range of synthetic insecticides guaranteed to wipe out every bug known to man. Or you can opt for an integrated pest management (IPM) system, which incorporates preventive measures with sparing use of eco-friendly insecticides.Of the 1 million named insect species on Earth, about 1,000 are pests — and more than half of those are already resistant to synthetic insecticides.In recent years, increasing emphasis has been placed on reducing the number of synthetic insecticides, which pose a number of other problems, including killing beneficial bugs and adversely affecting human health and the environment.Many of the once-common insecticides such as chlorpyrifos (sold under the brand name Dursban), chlordane (sold as Ortho) and linda...
For decades, health officials have battled malaria with insecticides, bed nets and drugs. Now, scientists say there might be a potent new tool to fight the deadly mo...
If a blight of bugs has descended on your home and garden, here are some tips on how you can keep them from ruining your summer.The NoisemakersWith a plague of cicad...
SupermarketGuru.com Editor Phil Lempert on the retailers’ efforts to raise the quality and reputation of their produce.
Many women dream of becoming mothers but few think about infertility until it affects them. According the Center for Disease Control, more than 7.4 million women hav...
On a warm spring day, farmworker Cristina Melendez was bedridden and unable to make her way back into the asparagus fields of central California for the kind of back...
The U.S. Senate this week acted to make schools safer for cockroaches and other pests. A bill promoted by anti-pesticide activists and agreed to by the cowering pest...
A pesticide is any substance used to repel, kill or control certain kinds of animal and plant life considered pests. People often use pesticides in their gardens to ...
Pennsylvania officials just announced success with their program to re-establish the state’s bald eagle population. But it’s a shame that such welcome news is being ...
A new survey finds that a majority of California child care centers have pest problems and many are turning to pesticides without notifying parents.Child care center...
Pregnant women who are exposed to coal smoke and pesticides are up to four times more likely to have babies with serious birth defects than women not exposed to thes...
People with relatively high levels of certain pesticides in their blood may have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes —particularly if they are overweight, a new stu...
Richard Tren, author of "The Excellent Powder," argues fears of DDT are overblown and are costing lives in poor countries with Malaria.
There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees.Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liqui...
Need another good reason to go organic? According to data published in the journal Neurology, exposure to weed killer, solvents and pesticides increases people's ris...
A new study confirms the link between on-the-job pesticide exposure and Parkinson's disease, and suggests that certain insecticides may be particularly risky.Parkins...
Children are particularly vulnerable to the potentially toxic effects of pesticides, and steps should be taken to limit kids' exposure to these chemicals as much as ...
For millions of kids, the warmer weather means only one thing…the start of spring and summer sport programs. Soon baseball diamonds, golf courses, and soccer fields ...
West Nile virus has killed seven people in Louisiana this year, two in Mississippi and at least 145 people in six states have been infected. A 12-year-old Wisconsin ...
As the genetically modified foods controversy rages on, one megabrand has made its stance explicitly clear.Vermont-based ice cream maker, Ben & Jerry's, announced la...
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