Lawn grubs are fairly harmless in small numbers, but an infestation can quickly turn your yard into a minefield. Find out how ...

As if cockroaches weren't already hard enough to get rid of, a new study from Purdue University suggests the German cockroach – the most common in the world – is quickly evolving to resist ...

As new insecticides are registered and existing products are re-registered via the FIFRA process, they will need to comply to the new rule. In the trio of Endangered Species Act (ESA) enforcement ...

The effort to eliminate the mosquitoes that carry Zika and other diseases is facing new challenges as the pests become more resistant to a thinning arsenal of insecticides. Photo: Gaston De ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

AZoM talks to Dr. Bart Kahr about his research on the crystal structure of the insecticide imidacloprid and its environmental implications. I was trained in organic chemistry and started out by trying ...

Insecticides may help growers hoping to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they also may contribute to a larger amount of some weeds, according to a new study. Insecticides may help growers ...

Neonicotinoids -- the most widely used class of insecticides -- significantly reduce populations of predatory insects when used as seed coatings, according to researchers. The team's research ...

A study by Penn State researchers found that preventative insecticide use can increase weed populations, particularly marestail, by limiting insect activity that typically controls weeds. However, ...

It can be incredibly labor-intensive to remove pests from organic farms. A company called AgriSolar aims to change that. Organic farmers have a wealth of alternatives to synthetic ...