Insecticides aimed at controlling early-season crop pests, such as soil-dwelling grubs and maggots, can increase slug populations, thus reducing crop yields, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of South Florida. “Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides… Read More ›
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India school lunch deaths: pesticide found in cooking oil
Alexander BesantJuly 20, 2013 14:36 The children died after eating a free school lunch of lentils, potatoes and rice in the Bihar region on Tuesday. School lunch that killed 23 children in India was found to have contained agricultural pesticide…. Read More ›
Association Found Between Parkinson’s Disease and Pesticide Exposure in French Farm Workers: pesticide exposure may lead to neurodegeneration
2009 study posted for filing Paris, France – June 04, 2009 – The cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease, is unknown, but in most cases it is believed to involve a combination… Read More ›