Recycling tip: Rid your house of "hazardous waste" Nov 3, 2009
In the garden shed might be insecticides, pesticides, weed killers and fertilizers or poisons or old propane tanks. The list goes on and on, so if you have anything you are not sure about, take it on Saturday and the folks there will decide for you. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Scientists calls for sustained research on Malaria Nov 2, 2009
Expanding access to insecticides--and agricultural use of insecticides - is also putting evolutionary pressure on mosquitoes to develop resistance to the most effective malaria control methods available: insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). New classes of insecticides and malaria drugs that overcome today's resistance are still in early stages of development. (Xinhuanet, China)
Benin: Insecticide 'Wallpaper' Lethal to Malaria Mosquitoes Nov 1, 2009
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) of home walls with insecticides - the other main control method - brings its own set of problems. "Spraying requires frequent applications, which is costly, and it also threatens children's health due to toxic emanations," Vincent Corbel, study co-author and entomologist at France's Institute for Development Research (IRD), told SciDev. (allAfrica.com)
Amphibians rarely give earliest warning of pollution Oct 30, 2009
Insects, unsurprisingly, were the most sensitive to insecticides, whereas amphibians were most sensitive only to the phenol chemicals. The results appear in Ecology Letters. (Scientific American)
Any excuse to deny coverage Oct 30, 2009
One way he could help us is to target our food supply that is loaded with corn syrups, fructose and sugars, hormones, antibiotics, pesticides and insecticides and charge the food industry with providing pure products. He won't do that because that would be messing with American corporations. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Fall notes (23) Oct 25, 2009
There are some insecticides registered for exterior application to control bugs congregating on warm, sunny walls; Penn State recommends that these be applied by a licensed pest control operator. Unfortunately, because these insecticides break down in sunlight, they offer only temporary relief. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Bioinsecticide To Control The Mediterranean Fruit Fly Oct 24, 2009
Chemical insecticides such as malati;n have been traditionally used, but they are not effective for the control of the C. capitata ... As the European legislation is getting increasingly strict with regard to the use of chemical insecticides -- the use of malati;n has been forbidden since June of 2007 -- the alternative of biological control is gaining prominence. (Science Daily)
Stakeholders visit cocoa farms in the Eastern Region Oct 22, 2009
It was detected that yields from Dr. Akonnor's farm were far higher than that of Mr. Tawiah due to the appropriate use of the required insecticides, fertilizers and fungicides. While Dr. Akonnor used hybrids from Ghana Cocoa Board and had healthy looking cocoa pods and average tree height of two metres, Mr. Tawiah who used seedlings from his farm had some of the pods blighted by diseases and an average tree height of five metres. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Insecticides May Harm Female Immune System Oct 22, 2009
Study Shows Insecticides Might Raise Risk of Autoimmune Diseases Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis for Women ... (WebMD) Women who spray their homes and gardens with insecticides may be placing themselves at risk for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, a study shows ... In a study of more than 75,000 women, those who used insecticides six or more times a year had nearly two-and-a-half times the risk of developing the autoimmune diseases than women who adopted a live-and-let-live attitude toward bugs. (CBS News)
Household Insecticides May Be Linked to Autoimmune Diseases Oct 21, 2009
MONDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests a link between women's exposure to household insecticides -- including roach and mosquito killers -- and the autoimmune disorders rheumatoid arthritis and lupus ... Parks and her colleagues wanted to find out whether smaller doses of insecticides, such as those people might encounter at home from either personal or commercial residential use, might have a similar effect ... Women who reported applying insecticides or mixing them -- about... (MEDLINEplus)
Recycling tip: How to recycle items that cannot go in bins or to transfer station Oct 17, 2009
That is where you can take things that would be hazardous to the environment if put into a landfill (such as used motor oil, insecticides, oil-based paint). Loading commenting interface. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Cooler weather is perfect for pansies Oct 16, 2009
For insecticide control, options include the organic, Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel) if the worms are less than 3/4 inch long. For larger caterpillars you can use carbaryl (Sevin), various pyrethroids (all the insecticides that end in "thrin") or acephate. These insects prefer azaleas but they will occasionally feed on witch hazel, sumac, apple, and red oak. (The Augusta Chronicle)
UM School of Medicine researchers find extreme genetic variability in malaria parasite Oct 15, 2009
Malaria a parasite spread to humans through mosquito bites is prevented by avoiding mosquito bites using bed nets or by killing mosquitoes with insecticides. The parasite is treatable using medications, although drug resistance is a relatively common problem. (EurekAlert!)
Calif. citrus farmers fear tree-killing disease Oct 14, 2009
That information, along with other data, will be beamed to a database so researchers can better track the insect's movement and deploy insecticides and other resources where they'll be most effective, she said. Mulholland said he doesn't expect a cure to the disease any time soon, so those efforts to keep the disease-carrying insect from moving any farther north represent growers' best hope against the illness. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Oniontown notes Oct 9, 2009
Residents are invited to bring oil based paints, solvents, insecticides, pesticides, moth balls, gasoline, transmission fluid, driveway sealer, pool chemicals, photo chemicals, oven cleaner, hobby supplies, rug cleaner, propane tanks, etc. Do not bring yard waste (see above for curbside collection news), latex paint, electronics, trash, computers, TVs, tires, car batteries, ammunition, fire extinguishers or prescription medicine. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Nigeria: Bagging Beans Against Beetles Oct 9, 2009
Ahmed Abubakar, a farmer at Gabasawa village about 130 kilometres from the city of Kano who has been growing cowpeas for years told IPS that he has been storing his beans using insecticides which he admitted were poisonous when misused. He said officials from the Kano State Agriculture and Rural Development Agency had on many occasions informed him and other farmers in the area that the pesticides and insectides were harmful if used for food storage, but there was no alternative method to store... (allAfrica.com)
Pregnancy Tips Oct 8, 2009
Toxic chemicals, such as insecticides, solvents, lead and mercury. Cat litter. (KERO 23, CA)
Beating malaria Oct 6, 2009
Zambia expanded the use of insecticides, bednets, and appropriate treatment ... With funding from the President's Malaria Initiative, the World Bank, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Zambia greatly expanded the use of proven tools to prevent and treat the disease, such as the use of indoor spraying with insecticides, distribution of bednets, and effective malaria treatment in government clinics. (CNN -- International)
Fluoridation hard to swallow (3) Oct 4, 2009
Indeed, fluoride is part of molecules used in tranquilizers, for the same reason as its application in insecticides: to make the molecule more reactive. However, in these molecules, fluoride is bound covalently and will not leak into water or have any action on teeth. (Malibu Times, CA)
Trends in DDT and pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s. populations from urban and agro-industrial settings in southern Cameroon. Sep 30, 2009
Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used for insect pest control in Cameroon. In certain insect species, particularly the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, resistance to this class of insecticides is a source of great concern and needs to be monitored in order to sustain the efficacy of vector control operations in the fields ... Mosquitoes were collected between 2001 and 2007 in four sites in South Cameroon, where insecticides are used for agricultural or personal protection purposes. (BioMed Central)
Science Fair Sep 26, 2009
-- Insect breeding cycles and populations need to be closely watched, so insecticides can be used only exactly when and where theyre needed ... "Without question, the rapid and widespread adoption of organic insecticides brought incalculable benefits to mankind, but it has now become apparent that this was not an unmixed blessing," they wrote. (USA Today -- Tech)
More of this story Sep 26, 2009
Growers are out of money to spend on insecticides and fungicides unless soybeans are really good and-or the insects or disease are really too much for them to tolerate, said Plunkett. At least a 20 percent chance of rain remained in the forecast through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service offices at North Little Rock and Memphis, Tenn. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
Recycle hazardous and household waste Sept. 26 Sep 25, 2009
Poisons, insecticides, fungicides. Chemical fertilizers, weed killers. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Rain draining profits from Ark. farmers Sep 25, 2009
"Growers are out of money to spend on insecticides and fungicides unless soybeans are really good and/or the insects or disease are really too much for them to tolerate," Plunkett said. . (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Fungus Enhances Susceptibility Of Resistant Malaria Mosquito To Pesticides Sep 25, 2009
In the laboratory in Johannesburg, the research team compared the effectiveness of fungi on mosquitoes that are susceptible to insecticides and their relatives who are resistant ... 7, 2009) Killing just the older mosquitoes would be a more sustainable way of controlling malaria, according to entomologists who add that the approach may lead to evolution-proof insecticides that never. (Science Daily)
Brookline Recycling Corner Sep 23, 2009
The Recycling Corner is submitted by the Brookline Solid Waste Advisory Committee in conjunction with the Department of Public Works Sanitation Division. Wicked Local Brookline Posted Sep 22, 2009 @ 12:24 PM. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Not gnats: Insects annoy B-N thanks to wet, cool summer Sep 22, 2009
You can fight them with insecticides or even their natural predators - ladybugs - but Sakaluk doesn't suggest it. "I wouldn't really worry about aphids unless you're having a big problem," said Sakaluk. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
New X-ray Technique Illuminates Reactivity Of Environmental Contaminants Sep 21, 2009
The poisonous element occurs naturally in rocks and minerals and is also used in a wide range of products, from wood preservatives and insecticides, to poultry feed. The toxicity and availability of arsenic to living organisms depends on its oxidation state -- in other words, the number of electrons lost or gained by an atom when it reacts with minerals and microbes. (Science Daily)
Get a soil test before you start fertilizing Sep 18, 2009
-Beware synthetic fertilizers blended with herbicides or insecticides. "The fertilizers we use for lawns are not intended for the vegetable garden," Goatley said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Study: Chemical Pollutants Linked to Fewer Female Births Sep 17, 2009
PBBs were once widely used as flame retardants in plastics, electronic and textiles, while PCBs were used in everything from appliances and fluorescent lighting to insulation and insecticides. While the chemicals were banned in the 1970s as potential health hazards, they remain a public-health concern because they linger in the environment and accumulate in the fat of fish, mammals and birds. (Fox News)
Insecticide-free Method Studied For Control Of Soybean Aphids Sep 17, 2009
The annual cost to prevent the yield loss with insecticides can reach 64 million for Iowa soybean growers ... "There will be less insecticide use, and also less fossil fuel used to apply the insecticides." ... Also, spraying soybeans with insecticides doesn't just control the aphids, according to Bonning. (Science Daily)
Nigeria: Deaths From the Food Bowl [editorial] Sep 17, 2009
Others in the bid to preserve the commodities spray them with insecticides that are injurious to human health. Even, most of the open markets where these commodities are displayed for sale are not hygienic enough. (allAfrica.com)
Mosquito Revolution, a Dawn on Africa Sep 16, 2009
After the Second World War, the successful use of surplus planes in America to embark on aerial spraying of insecticides to suppress the population of mosquitoes, successfully led to a break down in the transmission cycle ... The technologies we are proposing dispenses insecticides in tiny, smoke-like particles and therefore do not settle on the ground ... There has been field test on some insecticides in use over 50 years now, they have proven resistance free. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Getting Plants To Rid Themselves Of Pesticide Residues Sep 16, 2009
25, 2008) With the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on crops certified as "organic," biopesticide pioneer Pam G. Marrone is. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Agricultural clean sweep planned Sep 15, 2009
Materials accepted at the event include Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, wood treatments, fungicides, rodenticides, soil fumigants, veterinary supplies, teat dips, lead-based paints, sanitizers, solvents and solvent-based paints. Most unknown chemicals in quantities less than 50 pounds or 5 gallons will be accepted. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Bagworms and webworms Sep 13, 2009
There are also registered insecticides that can be sprayed on the webs and nearby foliage, but its more effective to do so when the nests and caterpillars are still small ... The best time for control with insecticides is mid to late June, when the newly-hatched caterpillars are small. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Sooty molds are fed by insects Sep 13, 2009
Control of aphids, mealybugs and whiteflies can be achieved using insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils or conventional insecticides. If scale insects are the problem, it is important to identify the scale to determine the best time for control applications because the life cycles of the scale insects are quite variable. (Westerly Sun, RI)
How to Avoid Tick Bites Sep 12, 2009
As we have become more aware of the need for green solutions, the use of indiscriminate lethal chemicals has fallen into disfavor as broad spectrum insecticides kill many organisms besides the target species ... A way to counteract this increase in rodents and ticks is to distribute insecticides in tubes that the rodents will enter ... The insecticides specifically kill the ticks and insects that feed on the rodents while allowing the rodents to live. (Suite101.com)
Essential Oils From Common Spices Are Possible Allies In Food Safety Sep 10, 2009
(May 23, 2008) New research in the Society of Chemical Industry's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to combat infestation by a common. . (Science Daily)
Threat Down Below: Polluted Caves Endanger Water Supplies, Wildlife Sep 9, 2009
Caves are home to some of the planet's most unusual creatures and important drinking water supplies. Now these underground resources are being polluted by surface activities, ranging from sewage spills to old factories. (Scientific American)
Africa: House Screening Sees Dramatic Drop in Malaria Sep 4, 2009
However the surfacing of vectors resistant to insecticides used in bednets might compromise the efforts to eradicate the disease. The two types of malaria control investigated in the study were house screening - either full screening of windows, doors and closing eaves and other holes where mosquitoes could enter or screened ceilings only. (allAfrica.com)
New Device Is Highly Effective At Controlling Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease Sep 2, 2009
Developed by ARS scientists at the agency's Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville, Texas, the 4-poster's efficacy could be boosted to more than 90 percent by using newer, more effective insecticides that were not available at the start of the USDA study, according to J. Mathews Pound, an entomologist at the Kerrville laboratory and a co-investigator on the study. The results of the study have been published in a series of 11 papers in the August 2009 issue of... (Science Daily)
Novel system in Maine keeps lookout for invasive Emerald ash borer beetle Sep 1, 2009
The larvae, which live under the bark, aren t always killed by insecticides. Now Maine, which borders already-infested Quebec, has devised a novel early warning system, combining the maternal instincts of wasps with the tenacity of net-wielding volunteers in communities across the state. (Boston Globe)
Spider mites found in soybeans Sep 1, 2009
Because spider mites are not insects but arachnids, only a few insecticides are also effective miticides. In South Dakota, insecticides also labeled for use against spider mites on soybean are Brigade, Cobalt, Dimate, Hero, Lorsban 4E, Nufos 4E, and Tundra. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
BioSyent Pharma Signs Exclusive Product Development, Supply and Distribution Agreement Sep 1, 2009
Wholly owned BioSyent subsidiary Hedley Technologies Ltd. operates the company's legacy business marketing bio and health friendly non-chemical insecticides. BioSyent common shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) under the symbol RX.. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Exercise Induced Asthma Aug 31, 2009
Certain chemicals used in cleaning or maintaining athletic facilities, such as chlorine in pools, insecticides, fertilizers and paint. Medications. (Suite101.com)
* Some researchers seeking a stalemate, not a cure, for cancer Aug 30, 2009
In the late 1980s, biologists found strains that were resistant to all known insecticides ... Instead, most now apply insecticides only when infestation exceeds some threshold level, with the goal of producing a sustainable and satisfactory crop. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Restoring A Natural Root Signal Helps To Fight A Major Corn Pest Aug 30, 2009
Further fine-tuning of this natural defense strategy will allow for an environmentally friendly growing of maize with minimized use of synthetic insecticides ... Current methods to control the rootworm pest include insecticides, crop rotation and transgenic Bt maize lines that are not yet approved in Europe ... "Instead of using insecticides, the use of natural enemies of the corn rootworm could be much more environmentally friendly," says J. (Science Daily)
EPA Pesticide Exposure Test Too Short, Overlooks Long Term Effects, According To Expert Aug 28, 2009
(June 23, 2009) Insecticides used in and around homes -- including products voluntarily removed from the market years ago -- were measured on the floors of U.S. residences, according to the first study large enough. (July 25, 2008) Due to considerable risks associated with the pesticide carbofuran in food and drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is revoking the regulations that allow carbofuran residues in. (Science Daily)
LBAM hearing sheds no new light Aug 28, 2009
They include the release of parasitic wasps; releasing millions of sterile moths to deprive females of viable mating options; mating disruption with pheromones using twist-ties, ground application or aerial spray, male moth attractant using pheromones plus permethrin; and ground application of organically approved insecticides. The CDFA draft report is available on line at. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
20% of cattle in Upper West suffer from sleeping sickness Aug 27, 2009
With financial support from the African Development Bank, he said, all the affected animals would be treated while the basins of the Black Volta, Kulpawn and the Sisili rivers where the flies were prevalent, would be sprayed with special insecticides to eliminate them. Dr Alexis Nangbei-fubah, Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, called on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to join his outfit to organize integrated programmes to fight all zoonotic diseases, a term used for diseases... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
See No Weevil: Researcher Tracks Rice Bugs To Help Farmers, Consumers Aug 27, 2009
The protected plots were treated with various insecticides. What we found is that if farmers plant during the optimum planting window, then they can expect the greatest yield losses due to water weevil, he said. (Science Daily)
Other Companion Plants That Offers ... Aug 27, 2009
Companion planting for pest control utilizes many different plants and herbs for healthy flower and garden beds, all without the use of insecticides to control pests. Gardening is a hobby that lends itself to new approaches and solutions, all to create the perfect yard environment. (Suite101.com)
Organic Pest Control to Replace Che... Aug 25, 2009
Natural Pesticides Can Substitute for Chemical Insecticides. Gardeners switching to organic gardening may be reluctant to get rid of chemical pesticides that worked in the past. (Suite101.com)
Prickly Problem: Engineering Mosquitoes to Spread Less Disease without Boosting Virulence Aug 22, 2009
Insecticides are currently used to control dengue, a practice which runs the risk of breeding insecticide-resistant bloodsuckers ... Alphey adds: "There are insecticides and other interventions used against dengue that are not transgenic but apply similar kinds of evolutionary pressures on the virus, and it would be very interesting to see if there's any data from the field with those interventions for the kinds of effects this study here suggests might appear.". (Scientific American)
Aphids Saved From Gruesome Death By Virus Aug 22, 2009
20, 2007) New research has revealed so-called 'Jekyll and Hyde' bacteria, suggesting a novel way to control insect pests without using insecticides. Scientists studied the relationship between plant-dwelling. (Science Daily)
Deadly blister beetles are here Aug 21, 2009
- To manage blister beetles: harvest before bloom, do not condition hay in the bloom stage, and use registered insecticides before harvest if blister beetles are present. HOW MANY to KILL A HORSE. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
A lifetime of market gardening Aug 21, 2009
He went on to say that insecticides and other chemicals are used extremely sparingly, and a well in the garden provides plenty of water during dry spells. Don grinds cornmeal and wheat flour, which Mary uses to make homemade breads, and six blueberry bushes provide an ample supply of jelly. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Today is World Mosquito Day Aug 20, 2009
Second, Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS): Indoor Residual Spraying is the dispensing of insecticides on walls made from porous materials such as mud or wood ... Less effective insecticides like permethrin are also used for this purpose ... sleeps under nets, and IRS enabled in every home, and truck mounted fogger units dispensing insecticides in our neighborhoods, Ghana will see a reduction of only 50% in Malaria transmission. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
CPSC Opens Drywall Information Center Aug 20, 2009
Preliminary research from the found the Chinese-made drywall contained , which is not in U.S. drywall, but widely used in black gunpowder, matches, insecticides and fungicides. EPA tests also found , (a metallic element that is highly reactive chemically, including, in a finely powdered state, spontaneous ignition at room temperature) at levels 10 times as high as in U.S. drywall. (RealtyTimes)
'Killer Spices' Provide Eco-friendly Pesticides For Organic Fruits And Veggies Aug 19, 2009
In a study presented at the American Chemical Society's 238th National Meeting, scientists in Canada are reporting exciting new research on these so-called "essential oil pesticides" or "killer spices." These substances represent a relatively new class of natural insecticides that show promise as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides while also posing less risk to human and animal health, the researcher says. "We are exploring the potential use of natural pesticides... (Science Daily)
'Killer Spices' Provide Eco-Friendly Pesticides Aug 18, 2009
In a study presented here today at the American Chemical Society's 238th National Meeting, scientists in Canada are reporting exciting new research on these so-called "essential oil pesticides" or "killer spices." These substances represent a relatively new class of natural insecticides that show promise as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides while also posing less risk to human and animal health, the researcher says. "We are exploring the potential use of natural... (Newsmax)
Insect populations building in Nebraska (17) Aug 17, 2009
Most commonly used foliar insecticides are effective against most soybean defoliators. More information, including specific recommendations, is available in the UNL Extension's crop production newsletter, at. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Pioneer Talks Crops (2) Aug 16, 2009
Research from caged trials in Minnesota show that soybean aphid populations can build from ten per week where no controls were applied, to over 1,000 per week where insecticides were used indiscriminately. The reason for the dramatic buildup was the destruction of the control agents (predators and parasites). (Agri-View, WI)
Sweet Is Low Aug 15, 2009
At that time, the USDA was in its infancy (it dates to 1862), and the federal government wasn't in the habit of stepping in during a crisis, but local agricultural colleges pushed farmers to start using chemical insecticides, and affected communities changed their dietsthey ate more turnips and carrots. Got a question about today's news. (Slate)
