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Pamela Corle-Bennett is the state master gardener volunteer coordinator and horticulture educator for Ohio State University Extension. Contact her by email at bennett.27@osu.edu. Homeowners are not ...

A global study finds pesticide harm is rising worldwide, putting insects, ecosystems, and biodiversity goals at risk.

Pesticide labels are more like long technical manuals, sometimes totaling 30-plus pages. The intent of all that information is to minimize the risk of handling the highly toxic chemicals. And there ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month, and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), the American Phytopathological Society (APS), ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – With February and the end of winter approaching, most insects are still wrapped up in their cocoons to protect them from the cold temperatures outside. Although these ...

Pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables are the top food safety fear among consumers in five countries. Scientists from the not-for-profit group CABI used survey data from 8,644 people in ...

For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken emergency action to suspend the use of a pesticide found to cause irreversible damage to fetuses. The pesticide ...

Through a cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. EPA, the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative is making $200,000 in funding grants available for 2022-2023 to nonprofit organizations for ...

Just as the Toyota Prius was a major environmental breakthrough in the automotive industry, so have pesticide treated seeds served as a similar breakthrough in sustainable agriculture. The Prius ...

WEST MICHIGAN — Michigan health officials are warning residents to avoid two specific unregistered pesticides that can be ...

DENVER (AP) — Microscopic bugs and mildew can destroy a marijuana operation faster than any police raid. And because the crop has been illegal for so long, neither growers nor scientists have any ...