Technology developed by MIT engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves. With the new system, farmers could ...

including research into new virus-resistant varieties of sugar beet and new alternative pesticide sprays. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news ...

In 2008, when China banned a pesticide used in tomatoes, metamidophos, Brazil imported some 4200 tons. During the first two months of 2009, 4400 tonnes of the chemical have entered Brazil.

Bee-killing pesticides have been found in 85% of tested rivers in England, an analysis of Government figures has found. Green groups looked at Environment Agency data on neonicotinoid pesticides ...

Integrated pest management has had some successes, but pesticides are still the world's most popular way to kill pests. Something to ponder the next time you can't seem to kill a cockroach.

The study compared the approval status of more than 500 pesticides used in outdoor applications in the world’s four largest agricultural economies: the United States, European Union, China and Brazil.

This alarming assessment leaves no doubt that this hideously dangerous pesticide should be banned in the U.S., just as it is across much of the world.” Atrazine is a widespread pollutant of ...

Considered a victory for advocates and agricultural communities, the California DPR launches a statewide pesticide ...