WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency has approved use of the dangerous, previously-cancelled pesticide aldicarb and the medically important antibiotic streptomycin on citrus. The decision ...

The insecticide aldicarb was known for four decades among farmers for its effectiveness against nematodes and early season insects. Nonetheless, tarnished by several high-profile safety incidents ...

WASHINGTON— In what will likely be the first major pesticide decision under the Biden Environmental Protection Agency, the agency will consider allowing use of the dangerous, previously cancelled ...

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says a chemical called Organophosphate is the cause of the death of six children from ...

South African officials have named the chemical behind the deaths of six children. Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said the children from Naledi, ...

In the Naledi, Soweto, a heartbreaking event resulted in the deaths of six young children from the consumption of a poisonous ...

According to an expert, who cannot be named because he is not allowed to speak to the media, spaza shops often sell pesticides, such as aldicarb, also known as two-step, in small packets that the ...

Rachel Carson predicted such resistance in her groundbreaking book Silent Spring, published soon after the chemical insecticide glory days of the 1950s. And the problem is getting worse.

EPA opened a public comment period on the regulation of endocrine-disrupting pesticides, a proposal with a drawn-out 10-year ...

One of the main discoveries of a new study is the identification of new variants in genes associated with insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes, the primary vectors of malaria in West ...

Because of this, it has been used as a safe microbial insecticide for over 50 years to control pest caterpillars. Bt insecticides are popular with organic farmers because they are considered ...