Cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide widely used in agriculture and household pest control. It effectively targets a broad spectrum of pests, including ants, cockroaches, and various agr ...

WASHINGTON— California’s most-used insecticide, along with two other pesticides, is contaminated with potentially dangerous levels of PFAS “forever chemicals,” according to test results released today ...

The main insecticide sprayed is diflubenzuron, which kills insects in their immature stages. It is typically sprayed from airplanes over areas of at least 10,000 acres. Studies have shown the ...

Boric acid is a mineral found widely in nature, from seawater to soil. But when we talk about it as a pesticide, we’re ...

Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, flies and other insects develop genetic mutations that render the insecticide chemicals ineffective. Escalating resistance by these mutants forces farmers and ...

About 17,600 property owners in Central and Eastern Washington will begin to receive letters with information about a project to eradicate invasive beetles.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is slated to decide this year whether several controversial pesticides can stay on the ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, ...

Specifically, Corbett notes, chlorantraniliprole controls grape berry moth while maintaining the quality of wine grapes by reducing insect damage and secondary infections. In almonds and pistachios it ...

Soybean and other crop producers are monitoring the EPA's recent decision to revoke tolerances with chlorpyrifos, David ...