Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University ...

Scientists at Rothamsted Research and ApresLabs Ltd have demonstrated that SYN-A, a naturally derived synergist extracted ...

Aloe vera is farmed in huge quantities around the world as an ingredient for cosmetic and medicinal products. But after the gel is harvested from inside the leaf, the leftover peels are often thrown ...

Natural Insecticides for Home and Garden Market Report Description: Natural insecticides can be made from a variety of ingredients. For example, a mixture of vegetable oil and cayenne pepper. These ...

A new study claims an organic diet can significantly reduce pesticide levels, but the research doesn’t hold up. Published February 12 in the journal Environmental Research, the authors of the study ...

When I was a kid, I hated picking beans. It was hot, humid, and eventually, I was sunburned from picking them. The work was intense, because my sister and I put off picking them until the bounty was ...

The herb Stemona sessilifolia has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to combat parasitic worm infections in people and to kill insects on plants. That insecticidal activity has now been ...

The yellow center of the 'killer chrysanthemum' contains a natural toxin that is a powerful insecticide. This flower, the pyrethrum plant, contains a potent chemical that is made into an effective, ...

Pesticides can harm aquatic ecosystems and human health, so scientists need to understand how they move from farm fields into streams. A management tool commonly implemented is riparian buffers—strips ...