Now banned in most of the world, the insecticide DDT was used widely throughout the mid-20th century as a way of combatting diseases like malaria and protecting crops and livestock. It didn't come ...

Insecticide resistance sounds like a superpower for the average male fruit fly -- but there's a catch. Scientists have found that the single genetic change which protects the flies from the pesticide ...

Professor Francisco Rovira-Más discusses the Cerberus project, focusing on sustainable crop protection through data-driven ...

With increasing insecticide resistance and the emergence of new tick and tick-borne pathogen species, veterinary ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 7, 2017) Fruit flies that developed a genetic resistance to the insecticide DDT have lower success at mating than those without similar changes, according to a study published ...

We have a cherry tree that gives us a lot of delicious cherries, but unfortunately we have found little worms in the fruit without any telltale signs on the outside of the fruit. What is this? What ...

A helicopter flew over the Potomac River in Washington County on Thursday, spraying a bacterial insecticide in an effort to treat the water for rampant black-fly populations in the area. The treatment ...

Matthew Heller's last story for the magazine was about the new state prison in Delano. The San Bernardino County town of Colton is the only city in the nation with an official, federally designated ...

A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters because they’re said to eat ...

Two years ago, a bass-baritone covered in gook stalked the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. That was the medieval monster in Elliot Goldenthal’s “Grendel,” commissioned by Los Angeles Opera.