Creamy-colored and just a couple of centimeters long, the cotton bollworm doesn’t look like much. But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat. Females can lay ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 29, 2025) A study, published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, “investigates genotoxic effects on farmers in Paraíba, Brazil, analyzing buccal mucosa cells [cells ...

Once a year, researchers, agrichemical company representatives, and government officials get together at a conference dedicated to what they call pesticide stewardship. By their definition, ...

A team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an innovative green pesticide formulation that could make pest control safer and ...

The next fight over state vs. local control in Colorado’s General Assembly appears to be shaping up around a pesky issue. State preemption — laws that create statewide standards instead of allowing ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 7, 2025) Researchers at the University of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) identify 29 peer-reviewed scientific studies with statistically significant findings that tie pesticide use to ...

The Board of Pesticide Control approved products that contain ingredients Maine will ban in 2032, arguing federal regulators ...

A bill to restrict consumer purchases of neonicotinoid pesticides that can be toxic to bees and other beneficial insects attracted plenty of support and opposition Tuesday. Bills to restrict pesticide ...

WASHINGTON — A pest control company illegally used toxic pesticides and allowed unlicensed employees to apply chemicals, according to a new lawsuit announced by Attorney General Brian Schwalb on ...