... testicular germ cell tumors. Previous research suggested that persistent exposure to organochlorine pesticides may increase the risk for some types of testicular cancer, but that observation had not ...
... the use of some types of barrier films increased the performance and consistency of alternative pesticides and that environmental factors such as weather, soils, and rotational crops contributed to ...
VALLADOLID, Spain, May 12 (UPI) -- Spanish scientists say the search for alternatives to ozone-depleting agricultural pesticides might be a more complex task than originally thought.
The Canadian Cancer Society has renewed its call for Alberta to ban the sale and use of pesticides, citing its recent poll showing 87 per cent of respondents who say they would support restricting the ...
... are a mixture of pesticides with biodegradable polymers. Polymers gradually degrade in the soil, and pesticides get slowly released and get exactly in the place where they were deposited...
... properly, so the egg won't survive anyway," Dr. LeMosy says.
Palisade could prove a great target for pesticides, which today are largely neurotoxins, because humans don't have it, says Dr. LeMosy, ...
... 's eggshell formation. The paradoxical finding gives scientists a better understanding of how the innermost protective eggshell layer forms as it points to a likely target for pesticide development.
... never used this chemical. Trichlorfon is an organophosphate insecticide classified as a general-use pesticide that is moderately toxic. Previously used to control cockroaches, crickets, bedbugs, fleas ...
Pesticides designed to protect honeybees are losing their effectiveness, say agricultural researchers, leading to a second year in a row of heavy colony losses across Canada.
To prevent health-risks, Nicaraguan farmers are willing to pay more for less toxic pesticides, according to a report.
... have found several plants, including blue flag iris, that can reduce the amount of common pesticides used on gold courses in soils. Using these plants as a "living filter" on the edge of golf greens ...
... crops. Of the more than 20 known biotypes of this species, two of the most devastating are the B and Q biotypes. The Q biotype, newly arrived in the U.S., is less susceptible to many pesticide types.
European agriculture ministers agree to ease proposed pesticide restrictions – setting up a clash with the European Parliament
... , the authors examined several of the factors that can influence the likelihood with which pesticides and their degradation products are detected in shallow ground water—including oxidation-reduction ...
Hours of debate did not help clear the air, as Calgary city council voted Tuesday on some convoluted amendments to move ahead on a ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides.
