Spring-bearing strawberry plants that were set out this spring should have blossoms pinched off. New plants have a limited ...

In a nutshell A rare disease drug may help fight malaria. Nitisinone, a medication approved for rare genetic conditions, ...

Nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases, kills mosquitoes when present in human blood and may become a new tool to fight malaria ...

Nitisinone was shown to last longer than ivermectin in the human bloodstream, and was able to kill not only mosquitoes of all ages -- including the older ones that are most likely to transmit malaria ...

LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step. Borrowing its name from the country ...

Springtime is here! The weather is starting to warm up, the flowers are making their return after a long winter, and the clock has officially changed so we lost ...

You can’t adjust the wand to make a powerful spray. Ortho Home Defense Insect Killer can handle most types of roaches, ants, spiders, and 130 + other insects. If you are looking for an effective means ...

Don’t let its name deceive you: The dead bug exercise is actually a really stellar strength move—and one, we’re happy to inform you, that has nothing to do with, um, expired cockroaches or ...

Pollinators are endangered by the use of insecticide known as neonicotinoids. (Courtesy of Glenn Barger) The Eastern Swallowtail butterfly and native bees feed on the pollen of a blazing star ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. America’s butterflies are disappearing at an alarming rate according to new study. The number of ...

Various samples of vegetables, fruits and foliages each of 25 mg, were taken, collected from agricultural fields, where cypermethrin had been sprayed as an insecticide. The samples were macerated with ...

Upon approval by the EPA, the active ingredient is anticipated to be available as several different insecticide products that will manage insect pests in cotton, vegetables, field corn, tree fruit ...