Commonly used pesticide turns honey bees into 'picky eaters'
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food. View More (2012-05-24)
Study explores links between smoking during pregnancy, autism
Women who smoke in pregnancy may be more likely to have a child with high-functioning autism, such as Asperger's Disorder, according to preliminary findings from a study by researchers involved in the U.S. autism surveillance program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. View More (2012-04-27)
List of the top 10 toxic chemicals suspected to cause autism and learning disabilities
An editorial published today in the prestigious journal Environmental Health Perspectives calls for increased research to identify possible environmental causes of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders in America's children and presents a list of ten target chemicals including which are considered highly likely to contribute to these conditions. View More (2012-04-26)
Pesticide additives cause drifting droplets, but can be controlled
Chemical additives that help agricultural pesticides adhere to their targets during spraying can lead to formation of smaller "satellite" droplets that cause those pesticides to drift into unwanted areas, Purdue University researchers have found. View More (2012-03-21)
Organic strawberries better pollinated
Organic cultivation methods not only benefit biodiversity; they also appear to have a positive effect on the ecosystem service pollination. View More (2012-03-06)
Variety of toxicants can harm subsequent generations
A Washington State University researcher has demonstrated that a variety of environmental toxicants can have negative effects on not just an exposed animal but the next three generations of its offspring. View More (2012-03-02)
Consumers Willing to Buy Sustainable U.S. Cotton, MU Researchers Find
As the interest in environmentally responsible business practices grows globally, researchers are interested in how that interest translates into consumer sales. View More (2012-02-07)
Grafted watermelon plants take in more pesticides
The widely used farm practice of grafting watermelon and other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks results in larger amounts of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, scientists are reporting in a new study. View More (2012-01-26)
Exploiting Trichoderma: From food security to biotechnology
From improving food security to their use as biotechnology power horses, Trichoderma fungi are increasingly being exploited by industry. View More (2011-12-21)
Insecticides an increasing problem in future for streams in Europe
Leipzig. Europe's streams will in future be more heavily polluted with insecticides than before. This is the conclusion of a study by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) for which scientists compared the situation of 1990 with climate and land use change scenarios in 2090. View More (2011-12-07)
New bacteria toxins against resistant insect pests
Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria (Bt toxins) are used in organic and conventional farming to manage pest insects. Sprayed as pesticides or produced in genetically modified plants, Bt toxins, used in pest control since 1938, minimize herbivory in crops, such as vegetables, maize or cotton. View More (2011-10-20)
Study links pollutants to a 450 percent increase in risk of birth defects
Pesticides and pollutants are related to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Peking University. View More (2011-10-20)
Link shown between environmental toxicants and atherosclerosis
Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link has been demonstrated between atherosclerosis and levels of long-lived organic environmental toxicants in the blood. View More (2011-10-12)
Self-cleaning cotton breaks down pesticides, bacteria
UC Davis scientists have developed a self-cleaning cotton fabric that can kill bacteria and break down toxic chemicals such as pesticide residues when exposed to light. View More (2011-09-28)
Causes of Gulf War Illness are complex and vary by deployment area -- Baylor University study
Gulf War Illness (GWI)-the chronic health condition that affects about one in four military veterans of the 1991 Gulf War-appears to be the result of several factors, which differed in importance depending upon the locations where veterans served during the war, according to a Baylor University study. View More (2011-09-19)
Diamondback moth host-parasite interaction unraveled
The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is one of the world's most destructive crop pests. It has developed resistance to many chemical and biological pesticides, and the estimated global cost of controlling this insect is approximately US$1billion annually. View More (2011-09-12)
Poor outlook for water quality in Germany
The good chemical and ecological status of water bodies as defined by the EU Water Framework Directive is unlikely to be attained in Germany by 2015. View More (2011-09-07)
Digital Cameras Open New View of America's West
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) aerial photography survey of 38,000 wildfire-burned acres in Idaho provided what is believed to be the first evidence that the invasive leafy spurge weed is displacing seedlings of native mountain big sagebrush. View More (2011-09-07)
Scientists make turfgrass safer for animals, deadly for insects
The right combination of compounds produced by a beneficial fungus could lead to grasses that require fewer pesticides and are safer for wildlife and grazing animals, according to Purdue University scientists. View More (2011-09-07)
Researchers Tap Yeasts as Source of
Surfactants, which are wetting agents that lower a liquid's surface tension, have a long list of uses, from detergents and cosmetics to paints and pesticides. View More (2011-07-29)
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