Heating an insecticide can give it new life. Microwaving the insecticide deltamethrin rearranges its crystal structure but doesn’t change its chemical composition. The rearrangement renews ...
An adult Varrora mite attaches itself to a honey bee pupa. The Environmental Protection Agency proposes to register a new insecticide to control Varrora mites. (Dennis Anderson/USDA) The Environmental ...
In a step toward better control of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria, researchers have mapped the patterns of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes across Africa. The new study ...