15-08-2013A virus that can cause disease in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) has now been identified in otherwise apparently healthy northern…
14-08-2013In Europe, the growth of counterfeit plant protection products is worrying. The ECPA estimates that 5 percent to 7 percent…
14-08-2013Methylmercury (MeHg) is a known neurotoxicant. Emerging evidence indicates it may have adverse effects on the neurologic and other body…
14-08-2013Research is urgently needed to evaluate the risks and benefits of nano-pesticides to human and environmental health. Melanie Kah and…
14-08-2013Pesticides associated to genetically modified foods (PAGMF), are engineered to tolerate herbicides such as glyphosate (GLYP) and gluphosinate (GLUF) or…
14-08-2013Neonicotinoids aren't just used in agriculture -- unbeknownst to consumers, many “bee friendly” garden plants sold at home garden centers…
13-08-2013GE plants and animals are created using horizontal gene transfer (also called horizontal inheritance), as contrasted with vertical gene transfer,…
13-08-2013Among the various insecticides tested on the grubs of lady bird beetle, Cryptolaemus montruzeiri, buprofezein, azadirachtin and dichlorvas were found…
13-08-2013Over recent decades, numerous species of bats have been declining, but the causes are not well understood. One of the…
13-08-2013In eastern Nebraska, we typically see just one species of hummingbird, the ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). Hummingbirds feed on nectar…
