For chemical pest control, timing of pesticide applications is just as important as positively identifying the problem and ...

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

An author and educator detailed the long-term effects of chlordecone, a toxic insecticide used for decades in the French ...

Whether you call them "lightning bugs" or "fireflies," spotting the bioluminescent insects always brings joy. Here's when ...

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr told President Donald Trump that Americans will know what's causing the country's ...

Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is ...

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A recent study found that 31% of agricultural soils around the world were at high risk from pesticide pollution. And agricultural chemicals are a major expense for farmers: In the U.S., they spend ...

After years of advocacy for advance warnings about pesticide exposure, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on Monday launched Spray Days. The online statewide system alerts the public to ...

A Ph.D. student has helped develop a "Trojan horse" method of delivering pesticides to plants, and the technology could prevent millions of tons of toxic chemicals from leaching into the environment ...