The choices … put in front of farmers are not real choices,” an environmental advocate said. “It’s essential that we take ...

The late 2025 National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual reflects changes in Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act regulations since the manual was last updated in 2014.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing banning a commonly used insecticide for field crops in the state. The bill, proposed by ...

Heating an insecticide can give it new life. Microwaving the insecticide deltamethrin rearranges its crystal structure but doesn’t change its chemical composition. The rearrangement renews ...

Boxadon 360 SC insecticide is the first stand-alone post-patent formulation of the active ingredient spirotetramat.

The insecticide chlorpyrifos, sold under the brand names Lorsban, Dursban, and others, has been the subject of regulatory battles for decades. It was first introduced as a pesticide in 1965, and it ...

Erythritol, the main component of the sweetener Truvia, has a new, unexpected application -- it may be used as an insecticide. And a sixth grader can take part of the credit for this unusual discovery ...

In Fielding Questions, reader also shared about a sprouting Christmas tree and asked for more information about cardboard for ...