Juvenile Hormone Antagonists: Natural Plant Compounds Work Against Pests
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 22:50
in Health & Medicine
Scientists may be on the way to genetically modifying plants to naturally protect against pests in new ways. That is good news for people in developing nations and fans of the environment. Older insecticides present environmental and health risks and insects develop resistance to them, complicating pest-control strategies. Along with that, millions of deaths result from diseases transmitted by insects each year, not to mention economic losses totaling billions of dollars annually. read more