“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

A new method of fighting malaria—commonest disease on earth—is being used to protect the residents of Delhi, India’s capital, and the U.S. troops quartered there from the epidemic now raging among the ...

Dalmatian daisies contain natural pyrethrins that repel and kill a wide range of insect pests. All mums can slightly deter bugs with their scent, but only Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium has enough ...

When facing a bed bug infestation, many people want to turn to natural pest control methods. While the most effective commercial products often contain synthetic pyrethroids, there are a handful of ...

Do tiny insects fly up into your face every time you water your houseplants? Then you’ll want to know how to get rid of fungus gnats naturally. This type of gnat doesn’t bite, but they do lay eggs in ...

The squash bug is the main pest of pumpkins in Illinois. Squash bugs overwinter as adults and move into pumpkin plantings in June (southern IL) and July (northern IL). They prefer squash and pumpkins ...

Ever since DDT came out of the laboratory two years ago, chemists have been trying to improve on the “wonder killer.” Last week a Britisher announced his entry: “Activated DDT,” a concoction of ...

ABSTRACT: This experiment was carried out in 2023 and 2024 farming seasons at the teaching and research farm of Federal College of Education, Obudu in Cross River State of Nigeria. The study was to ...

Last week I started discussing some of the pesticides that can be used if you consider yourself an organic gardener. I started this discussion to help gardeners realize that in organic farming and ...

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