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75% of honey is sampled in the world infected with pesticides
Neonicotinoid insecticides are found in 75% of global honey samples collected, half of which contain a mixture of toxic chemicals.
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Biology
Why are cockroaches tolerant to radiation but destroyed by insecticides?
Contrary to popular belief, cockroaches cannot survive in a nuclear explosion. The truth is that this animal is more resistant to some ionizing radiation than humans.
Biology
Spider venom can become the savior of bees
The venom from one of the world's most poisonous spiders may become a biological insecticide that kills harmful insects, but does not affect bees - one of the
Biology
Scientists successfully decode the spider's genome
In a study published in the Journal of Natural Media of America on May 6, scientists first published the successful decoding of the spider's genome.
Biology
Find four natural substances that kill insects
Scientists at the University of California (USA) said they have found four natural killer mosquitoes that replace DEET, a compound that has been used since World War 2.
Biology
Use genetically modified insects to replace chemicals
Thousands of genetically modified insects developed by British scientists are about to be deployed to many European fields, as an alternative to chemical pesticides.
Biology
Humans will perish before cockroaches?
The Week has published shocking information that cockroaches will last longer than humans. So where is the cause?
Biology
Helicopters declare war on caterpillars
Thaumetopoea processionea moth usually lays eggs in European oak forests. Caterpillars eat the leaves of oak to grow. Their hairs contain toxins so they can cause itchin…
Biology
Israeli army blocked
The sky was dark because of the arrival of grasshoppers from Egypt and the Israeli army was trying to block them to protect the fields in the south.
Biology
Ability to neutralize toxic insecticides of honey bees
Researchers at the University of Illinois, USA, discovered intestinal enzymes of honey bees that can neutralize poisons of pesticides commonly used to kill ticks in hone…
Biology
Kill fruit flies with biotechnology
Scientists have collaborated and successfully researched a new method of eradicating fruit flies, achieving approximately 100% efficiency without being harmful to the en…
Biology
Detection of mosquitoes avoiding insecticides
Ecologist Chemist Walter Leal, professor, former president of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, and researcher Zain Syed, Ph.D., jointly discovered the secrets of i…
Biology
Insecticide from ... stink bugs
Finding out the process of breeding brown stink bugs with white border, four students of '8X' of Vinh University gave effective solutions to kill pests.
Biology
Insecticides can kill 3 generations of cockroaches
According to Purdue University entomologists in the process of testing the effectiveness of specialized gel primers, only one dose of insecticide can kill three generati…
Animal world
Sex-killing herbicides of male frogs
Common insecticides, such as herbicides atrazin, can cause the male frog's sex change into female frogs to reproduce normally.