Birds are the natural hosts of this virus, but female mosquitoes spread the disease when they bite an infected bird and then ...

Box tree moths can wreak havoc on your perfectly-sculpted boxwoods, but there are ways to stop the infestation and keep these ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) found that specific insecticides, called neonicotinoids, ...

Despite solidifying its position as a leader in biotechnology in Southeast Asia, regulatory hurdles stemming from legal woes hampered the adoption of genetically modified crops in the ...

SINGAPORE is planning to introduce tougher penalties for food safety breaches as well as a stockpiling framework, among ...

This Novel Food Information document has been prepared to summarize the opinion regarding the subject product provided by the Food Directorate, Health Products and ... plants expressing Bacillus ...

To ensure the safety of insect farms and their products, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a system that reliably detects pathogens right away, at low cost and with the possibility of automation.

Many insect-based products, such as protein bars and pasta made with cricket flour, blend seamlessly into familiar foods, bypassing the visual ick factor entirely. Safety first: the regulatory ...

Sirish developed an AI-based handheld device to detect pesticide residues on edible produce. Sirish Subash, a ninth-grade student from Snellville, Georgia, recently won the prestigious 3M Young ...

Farmers are paying extra for insecticide seed coatings they may not need. Farmers can spray them on fields, but these insecticides are also attached to seeds as an outer coating, called a seed ...

Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has revealed that a pesticide known as organophosphate caused the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto. The children died earlier ...

The use of insecticide treated mosquito nets is seen as another possible reason for the fall in the malaria cases particularly this year. The hospital has distributed more than19,000 insecticide ...