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Pesticides
Pesticides: are substances that are meant to control pests, also including weeds. Pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticides nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide and disinfectant.
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MAR 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
Want to save the bees? Stop cutting your lawn. According to a new study published in Biological Conservation, suburban r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 26, 2018Plants & Animals
With their needle-ridden backs, hedgehogs are easily identifiable. Many consider them to be cute, while some even keep t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2018Earth & The Environment
Citrus greening is a real threat to orange farmers in many parts of the US, Brazil, and China. Florida was first hit by ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
We know that pesticides can be dangerous; they have been shown to be health hazards for humans, wildlife, and the enviro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Mudslides have devastated Santa Barbara County in California after heavy rains in January resulted in tearing off the to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2017Plants & Animals
A European predatory bird known as the red kite (Milvus milvus) weathered difficult times in the 80’s. After a clo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2017Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 19, 2017Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Bees are incredible social hardworking insects. From drones, working bees to the queen bee, everyone has a role. They ar ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorSEP 09, 2017Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 11, 2017Videos
"Carcinogen" is a big, scary word that no one wants to see on their food labels, in items they use every day or in produ ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 04, 2017Plants & Animals
Honeybees have been hit by some hard times these last couple of decades. Heavy pesticide usage, colony collapse, and inv ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 30, 2017Videos
Some bad news for the men out there: a new study has found that both the sperm count and concentration in men around the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new review study published in Microchemical Journal is taking a broad look at the effects of our antibiotics making th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 28, 2017Infographics
Often getting a bad rap for their pesky little stingers, bees play a vital role in agricultural production and pollinati ...JUL 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 20, 2017Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2017Plants & Animals
Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York has called upon the help of goats once again. They’ve being tasked with helpin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2017Videos
Erin Baker of Pacific Northwest National Library is featured in this video discussing her research. She wants to learn m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that can cause neurological disorders and harm brain development. The toxic pesticide was ba ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 31, 2017Videos
A long-term study following 1200 girls in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco found that girls are indeed starting to g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 23, 2017Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 23, 2017Videos
A quick look around the grocery store shelves and it becomes clear that a label of "Non-GMO" is a pretty popular way to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Want to save the bees? Stop cutting your lawn. According to a new study published in Biological Conservation, suburban r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
With their needle-ridden backs, hedgehogs are easily identifiable. Many consider them to be cute, while some even keep t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Citrus greening is a real threat to orange farmers in many parts of the US, Brazil, and China. Florida was first hit by
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
We know that pesticides can be dangerous; they have been shown to be health hazards for humans, wildlife, and the enviro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Mudslides have devastated Santa Barbara County in California after heavy rains in January resulted in tearing off the to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
A European predatory bird known as the red kite (Milvus milvus) weathered difficult times in the 80’s. After a clo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2017
Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Bees are incredible social hardworking insects. From drones, working bees to the queen bee, everyone has a role. They ar
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
SEP 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 11, 2017
Videos
"Carcinogen" is a big, scary word that no one wants to see on their food labels, in items they use every day or in produ
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
Honeybees have been hit by some hard times these last couple of decades. Heavy pesticide usage, colony collapse, and inv
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2017
Videos
Some bad news for the men out there: a new study has found that both the sperm count and concentration in men around the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new review study published in Microchemical Journal is taking a broad look at the effects of our antibiotics making th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2017
Infographics
Often getting a bad rap for their pesky little stingers, bees play a vital role in agricultural production and pollinati
...
JUL 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York has called upon the help of goats once again. They’ve being tasked with helpin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2017
Videos
Erin Baker of Pacific Northwest National Library is featured in this video discussing her research. She wants to learn m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that can cause neurological disorders and harm brain development. The toxic pesticide was ba
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 31, 2017
Videos
A long-term study following 1200 girls in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco found that girls are indeed starting to g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 23, 2017
Videos
A quick look around the grocery store shelves and it becomes clear that a label of "Non-GMO" is a pretty popular way to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim