pesticide
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Pesticide Application as Potential Source of Noroviruses
Contaminated water used to dilute pesticides could be responsible for viruses entering the food chain, warn scientists Human norovirus (hNoV), also known as the winter vomiting bug, is one of the most common stomach bugs in the world. The virus is highly contagious, causing vomiting and diarrhea, and the number of affected cases is growing. [...]
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EFSA Publishes Annual Pesticide Report
The latest available Europe-wide testing programme of pesticides in food has found that over 97% of samples contained residue levels that fall within permissible limits, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The European Union Report on Pesticide Residues in Foods also assessed dietary exposure and concluded the chemical residues on the foods analysed did [...]
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Pesticide Additive Linked With Childhood Cough
Children exposed in the womb to the widely used pesticide additive piperonyl butoxide (PBO) have heightened risk of noninfectious cough at ages 5 and 6, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health and of Columbia University Medical Center. The children’s respiratory system is [...]
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How to Improve Pesticide Efficiency – a New Study
MU researchers are studying the molecular structure of the pesticide with active ingredient, methyl iodide, is a known carcinogen to determine if the product could be made more efficient and safer for those living near, and working in, treated fields. The pesticide was approved for use on fruit and vegetable crops, mainly in California and [...]
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Watermelons 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. Although only low amounts of pesticides appeared in the fruit in the study, the scientists advise that commercial farmers [...]
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Alternative Pesticide For Citrus Discovered
According to a new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology by University of Florida researchers, a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry. The Lime Swallowtail, or Citrus Swallowtail, is a well-known agricultural pest from southern Asia discovered in the Caribbean [...]
