insecticides
New Field Tests Find These Pesticides Are Harming Bees
It’s long been suspected this was bad for bees.
Researchers Sequenced the Bed Bug's Genome, Hope to Find Its Weak Spots
Their findings could help others come up with more effective pesticides.
This Pesticide Might Be Killing off Bees
The US Environmental Protection Agency has released the first of four assessments into the insecticides that environmental groups say are linked to a dramatic decline in bee populations.
Inside London’s Underground Mosquito Lab
Motherboard visits the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to test out some mosquito repellents.
The Cutting Edge Method for Producing Food Just Might Be the Old Method for Producing Food
Agroecology methods could feed the world's growing population and withstand the stresses of climate change — but it lacks the institutional support.
Bees Might Be Addicted to Nicotine-Like Insecticides That Are Killing Them
Two new scientific studies reveal not only that wild bees might reproduce less frequently when exposed to certain insecticides — but they might also become addicted to the chemicals.
The 'New DDT' Is Starving Out Songbirds
The list of vanishing songbirds in North America is astonishing.
How 'the New DDT' Wreaks Havoc on the Bottom of the Food Chain
It's not just bees: A new study shows that neonicotinoids are impacting all kinds of insects and birds.