Shifts in the climate are fueling longer tick seasons, expanding tick habitats, and raising the risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2025 ...

Moreover, indoor environments may pose even more of a threat because they tend to concentrate residues of pesticides ... is not directly pesticidal but increases the potency of pyrethrin insecticides.

You can get pyrethrin sprays in ready-to-use spray bottles or make your own from concentrate. Pyrethrin is a natural and organic insecticide but kills any insect it hits and has no residual effects.

Columbus' upcoming spring will be relatively quiet as its cicadas remain firmly underground. Southwest Ohio will have no such luck. Cicadas from Brood XIV have been living underground for 17 years ...

Thiacloprid belongs to the group of "neonicotinoid" insecticides which are meant to target "pest" insects such as aphids and fleas. They then measured many parameters in the ecosystems.

(Beyond Pesticides, April 25, 2025) A novel study in Chemosphere finds impacts on male fertility in a bee species (Osmia bicornis) with exposure to sulfoxaflor, a systemic sulfoximine insecticide with ...

Staff members encouraged her to let them apply a permethrin shampoo treatment to her hair, which was heavily matted. She responded that allowing them to touch or treat her hair would violate her ...

Scientists from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, together with scientists from the University of Graz, Kanzelhöhe Observatory, and Columbia University, have discovered how coronal ...

A carnivorous caterpillar discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu adorns its silken protective case with the body parts of insect prey. This macabre coat helps them hide from spiders ...

A nasal spray that uses a form of ketamine to treat stubborn depression will be added to the PBS, making treatment cheaper for thousands of Australians. It is the first new depression medication ...