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Insecticide
An insecticide is a substance that is used to kill insects. While they have transformed agricultural yields, insecticides have also been found to have negative consequences such as the disruption of delicate ecosystems and toxicity to humans and animals.
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JUL 14, 2025Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
Some fungi have been very helpful to humans, like the ascomycetous fungi that generate the antibiotic penicillin. Scient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2024Cannabis Sciences
Can cannabidiol (CBD) be used to counter insecticide resistance, specifically for mosquitoes? This is what a recent stud ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
When a non-native organism enters a new habitat, that species is considered invasive, and it can wreak havoc on plants, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2023Microbiology
Some types of mosquitoes transmit malaria, which is caused by a parasite. About half of the people in the world are thre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2023Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives advises state and federal regulators to assess the health and saf ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Is cannabis good or bad for the environment? There's debate as to which way the industry leans, and where it's headed.Written By: Helaine KrysikAUG 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
August 20th is World Mosquito Day, but we’re not celebrating the mosquitoes themselves. Instead, we are celeb ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 05, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Mosquito-borne diseases can lead to serious disability or death. These diseases, which include Malaria, Zika, West Nile ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 31, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Research released in the journal Science describes a new approach that can be used to synthesize valuable industry chemi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new study published recently in Applied Materials Today details an innovative method of absorbing insecticid ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Environment International has found long-forgotten chemicals, called legacy chemicals, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Common drug treatments used in cattle, such as de-worming and anti-ectoparasitic products, have held effect on wildlife ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 08, 2020Cardiology
New research from the University of Iowa has shown that prolonged exposure to common household insecticides may increase ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known lo ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2025
Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Some fungi have been very helpful to humans, like the ascomycetous fungi that generate the antibiotic penicillin. Scient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
Can cannabidiol (CBD) be used to counter insecticide resistance, specifically for mosquitoes? This is what a recent stud
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
When a non-native organism enters a new habitat, that species is considered invasive, and it can wreak havoc on plants,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2023
Microbiology
Some types of mosquitoes transmit malaria, which is caused by a parasite. About half of the people in the world are thre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2023
Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives advises state and federal regulators to assess the health and saf
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Is cannabis good or bad for the environment? There's debate as to which way the industry leans, and where it's headed.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
AUG 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
August 20th is World Mosquito Day, but we’re not celebrating the mosquitoes themselves. Instead, we are celeb
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Mosquito-borne diseases can lead to serious disability or death. These diseases, which include Malaria, Zika, West Nile
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 31, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Research released in the journal Science describes a new approach that can be used to synthesize valuable industry chemi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published recently in Applied Materials Today details an innovative method of absorbing insecticid
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Environment International has found long-forgotten chemicals, called legacy chemicals,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Common drug treatments used in cattle, such as de-worming and anti-ectoparasitic products, have held effect on wildlife
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 08, 2020
Cardiology
New research from the University of Iowa has shown that prolonged exposure to common household insecticides may increase
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known lo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch