Insecticide resistance in crop pests is a serious global problem. Scientists have now found out what causes the strong resistance of an Australian strain of cotton bollworms to fenvalerate. The larvae ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its policy regarding the type of insecticide used on bed nets to prevent malaria. Against the backdrop of growing resistance of disease-carrying ...

Scientists probing insecticide resistance in north Bengal have detected what they say is the first evidence from India that mosquitoes which spread dengue may be turning resistant to the chemicals ...

Larvae of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) are dreaded pests all over the world. They have a very wide host range: About 200 different plant species are known as potential food for the ...

Since 2005, over 2 billion insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) have been distributed worldwide to prevent malaria. All of these nets were treated with only one insecticide class - pyrethroids. However, as ...

Bed nets are key to mosquito control in Malaria-affected countries Because mosquitoes are becoming insecticide-resistant, bed nets are becoming less effective Researchers of a new study found a ...