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A group of scientists has shown that for plants and insects the applied pesticide toxicity in agriculture has substantially increased between 2004 and 2016. In a paper published in the current issue of Science,...
The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest, but also a kind of unstoppable genius. It can overcome more than fifty different pesticides. The modern pesticide era began in the 1860s when Midwest farmers...
Insect declines and extinctions are accelerating in many parts of the world, the consequences of which are unpredictable. A group of scientists from across the globe has now united to warn humanity of such dangers. Humanity...
The production of drugs, pesticides and smart phone displays often demands cost-intensive and wasteful processes. Now, scientists have developed a resource-saving green alternative based on the non-toxic metal manganese. For the production of...
An innovative mesh devised by MIT researchers could help farmers dramatically reduce the amount of pesticides they spray. When spraying fertilizers or pesticides onto crops, the size of the droplets makes a big difference....
Bumblebees living in urban areas outbreed those in the countryside, a new study has revealed. Colonies in agricultural areas produced significantly fewer reproductive offspring. City-dwelling bumblebees fare better than their countryside cousins, with...
Environmental threats are putting bumblebee queens under pressure, according to new research. Exposure to insecticides and a poor diet negatively impacted the health and work of the already dwindling pollinator group. Once bumblebee queens...
Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other beneficial insects, as well as affecting biodiversity in soils, lakes, rivers and seas. A team from the Technical University...
EU member states have agreed to ban insecticides that are known to be harmful to wild and honeybees from all fields. The ban is expected to come into force by the end of 2018....
While awareness of water pollution has grown in recent decades, American waterways are still being contaminated each and every day when people flush their old medications down the drain. These are especially damaging to...
GreenWave has won this year’s USD 100,000 Fuller Challenge for its multi-species 3D ocean farms. Its aim is to restore ocean ecosystems, create jobs for fishermen and grow crops that can produce food, fertilisers,...
An elementary school in Hangzhou, China is growing a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables on its roof. The organic rooftop farm covers an area of more than 2,000 square metres. The rooftop farm...
A novel bio-pesticide created from spider venom and a plant protein has been found to be safe for honeybees, despite being highly toxic to a number of key insect pests. Researchers from Newcastle University...
