Healthy soil biodiversity provides crucial services. Pesticide residues in soil disrupt this biodiversity, affecting ecosystem functioning.

Thrips are tiny pests that feed on houseplants and can eventually destroy them. Manually removing thrips with one of two main methods is safe and effective.

KAPI was primarily known for household insecticides such as mosquito coils, pyrethrum sticks and insecticidal pet shampoo. When Ian Shaw took over KAPI Limited in 2008, the company was a far cry from ...

Insect Shield LLC, located in North Carolina, and the Estate of Richard Lane, a co-founder and co-owner of Insect Shield, ...

A mutation that causes resistance to pyrethroid insecticides—used in mosquito bed nets—was identified in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito.

Researchers have developed a spray-on powder that turns into a wound-conforming gel when it comes in contact with blood. The breakthrough has the possibility of dramatically improving wound care in ...

Researchers conducted a multicentre cluster-randomised trial including 1092 individuals from 294 households, which initially involved 16 French paediatric dermatology departments and was later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman spraying insecticide over ant on kitchen floor - Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock Ants are everywhere. With nearly 2.5 million ...

Ants are everywhere. With nearly 2.5 million ants on the planet for each human, we, as a species, are definitely not alone. Although nobody minds a little company, the real headaches begin when you ...

Dalmatian daisies contain natural pyrethrins that repel and kill a wide range of insect pests. All mums can slightly deter bugs with their scent, but only Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium has enough ...