Some vitally important European crops like vines and olives are being devastated by disease. Scientists are searching for biological replacements for chemical pesticides to improve crop and human health. The

Researchers have developed a new computational approach to rapidly screen pesticides for safety, performance and how long they will endure in the environment. Moreover, and most importantly, the new approach

Environmental campaigners on Tuesday cautiously embraced the Biden administration’s historic new blueprint to guard endangered species from pesticides as a much-needed step forward while also calling for more concrete moves to protect wildlife,

“This simple wooden beehive is 20 years old. It was the first little bee house I ever made. I call it a relic; it’s sacred to me,” Guillermo Valverde Azofeifa,

EFSA’s latest annual report on pesticide residues in food covers more than 88,000 food samples collected in the European Union in 2020. Analysis of the results shows that 94.9% of samples fell

Whether a pesticide is toxic to bees or not would seem to be a straightforward question, easily resolved in science laboratories using standard assays and techniques. But honey bees aren’t

EPA to approve plan for four types of neonicotinoid chemical to be used on US farmland – despite being banned in Europe. The US Environmental Protection Agency is poised to

Pesticides can cause short-term adverse health effects, called acute effects, as well as chronic adverse effects that can occur months or years after exposure. Examples of acute health effects include stinging eyes,

Less than a week into 2022, the Center for Biological Diversity announced its intent to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency for approving 300 pyrethroid insecticides over the past 6 years without