A new study finds milkweed plants from retailers across the country contain pesticides that could harm the monarch butterflies attracted to the plants. Milkweed is a host plant for monarchs, and many ...

Tests on tomatoes, peppers, grapevines, and bamboo showed that this wax-like spray improved disease resistance without ...

Milkweed plants purchased at retail nurseries across the United States were contaminated with pesticides harmful to monarch caterpillars that rely on milkweed, a study led by researchers at the ...

It may sound weird, but garlic water is good for plants. Organic gardeners look to nature for ways to stop and prevent pest infestations instead of commercial pesticide products. Luckily, nature ...

For farmers, sometimes the easiest way to save a crop or prevent catastrophic insect damage is to spray a pesticide. But this ...

Researchers have found several plants, including blue flag iris, that can reduce the amount of common pesticides used on gold courses in soils. Using these plants as a "living filter" on the edge of ...

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(Beyond Pesticides, April 8, 2021) Pesticide use threatens aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates and plants more than ever, despite declining chemical use and implementation of genetically engineered ...

June and July should be designated as National Plant Problem Months. Although I have never recorded results, I can assure you that horticulturists are asked more questions and are given more plant ...

Chemical triggers that make plants defend themselves against insects could replace pesticides, causing less damage to the environment. New research identifies five chemicals that trigger rice plants ...