LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Did you know that a disinfectant wipe is a pesticide? If your answer is “no,” you are not alone. Many people are not aware of what defines a pesticide and may not understand the ...

Pesticide labels are more like long technical manuals, sometimes totaling 30-plus pages. The intent of all that information is to minimize the risk of handling the highly toxic chemicals. And there ...

Just as the Toyota Prius was a major environmental breakthrough in the automotive industry, so have pesticide treated seeds served as a similar breakthrough in sustainable agriculture. The Prius ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – With February and the end of winter approaching, most insects are still wrapped up in their cocoons to protect them from the cold temperatures outside. Although these ...

Weed Science Society of America, the American Phytopathological Society, and the Entomology Society of America promote National Pesticide Safety Education Month. Environmental safety and agricultural ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month, a reminder for everyone to review their pesticide safety practices. The Weed Science ...

Meanwhile, more than 150 products containing the weedkiller ingredient glyphosate have been banned in Guernsey amid pollution ...

The Pesticides Branch of Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity continues its second annual statewide Pesticide ...

Congressmen John Garamendi, who represents Yolo County, introduced the “Farmworker Pesticide Safety Act” in commemoration of Cesar Chavez Day on Wednesday. His office stated that this bill would ...

Oregon OSHA representatives Garnet Cooke, left, and Khadija Mostafa will present pesticide safety courses for continuing education credits during the virtual Northwest Ag Show on Feb. 16 and 17.

Spraying crop Credit: EPA October 9, 2025 - WASHINGTON— The Trump U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that the ...

The government’s plant and crop development agency has opened a new pesticide testing laboratory in Cebu City to help improve food safety standards in the country.