pesticides

So far, they’ve published no article by or in-depth interview with an actual scientist ...

[June 6] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler hosted [a panel of federal regulators] to discuss improving the ...

Bees have experienced substantial colony losses, which were often associated with insecticides. Besides synthetic insecticides biological compounds such as spinosad ...

If headlines are the measure, groups claiming bees are endangered by misuse of pesticides just scored a significant victory ...

The ‘green wave’ which saw environmentalist parties make major gains across the continent in the European elections could threaten the ...

[B]efore [World War II], the vast majority of Americans lived in cities, or they lived on farms. Suddenly, with all ...

"Total fear and shock." That's how Andrew Kniss, a weed scientist at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, describes the ...

You know, the most wonderful thing about social media and the internet is that everything you read there is true! ...

Gleaming organic products have come to occupy an increasingly large portion of grocery store shelves. Many may think that compared to traditional ...

Scammers are having a moment. On this episode of Biotech Facts and Fallacies, plant scientist Steve Savage tackles scams within ...

A problem with many pesticides is that rain washes them off plants and into the soil and groundwater. Now, researchers ...

More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on ...

Early in the 20th century, a strange tomato plant took root in the northeastern United States. Because of a random ...

Need to manage a pest problem? Luckily, there are many ways to do that! From physical to biological and chemical ...

The aim of this study, based on observational data, was to compare some sustainability features of diets from consumers with ...

Recently a study titled “Prenatal and infant exposure to ambient pesticides and autism spectrum disorder in children: population based case-control study” ...

Ag recycles! On this episode of Biotech Facts and Fallacies, plant scientist Steve Savage delves into the world of agricultural ...

Though it may seem otherwise, the term 'irrefutable' is not at all flattering ...

I wonder why during National Nutrition Month, when we dietitians are encouraging everyone to increase nutritious foods such as vegetables and fruits, ...

A jury decision, while significant, is not a substitute for scientific research ...

The 'bee-pocalypse' was an exaggerated fiction grounded in genuine concerns. The 'insect-pocalypse' is more of the same ...

Is it sensationalism to get traffic, lazy reporting -- or intentional misrepresentation of facts? ...

While some activists blame the popular class of pesticides for bee deaths, research suggests there are many contributing factors. And ...

Recent headlines about the coming collapse of the insect world are another case of extrapolation from inadequate data ...

Genetically engineered (GE) crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) (mainly Cry proteins) have become a major control tactic for a ...

Friends of the Earth....teased us in a media kit with the promise of a science study about finding various weedkillers ...

Just like anything that goes into your body, it’s the dose (the amount) that matters ...

Most consumers believe organic farming avoids pesticides and prioritizes the health of the environment more than conventional farming. However, this is ...