Here at the Pesticide Safety Education Program, we discuss pesticide resistance topics, such as rotating pesticide chemistries, utilizing thresholds, and using non-chemical control practices such as ...
Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, flies and other insects develop genetic mutations that render the insecticide chemicals ineffective. Escalating resistance by these mutants forces farmers and ...
Just as crop-devouring insects evolve to resist pesticides, cancer cells can increase their lethality by developing resistance to treatment. In fact, most deaths from cancer are caused by the ...
The Honey Bee Network Creativity and Inclusive Innovation Awards celebrated grassroots innovators in India. Suneel Singh won first prize for his pest-resistant walnut variety, while Ashik Husain ...
Because commercially sold legal pesticides have been overused, many pests are developing resistance and so these products are less effective. Thus there is a market for killing pests with cheap ...