All pesticides articles – Page 5

News

EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline

2013-01-18T00:00:00Z

Agency says neonicotinoids should only be used on crops bees avoid but agrichemical companies dispute its findings

Podcast

Bombykol

2012-10-03T00:00:00Z

This week's compound is a very effective chemical weapon against many insects

News

Argentinean battle over agrichemical use

2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

Prosecutions for spraying near to residential areas sets stage for fight over pesticides

Business

Brazil hits BASF with worker payout

2012-07-06T00:00:00Z

BASF and Shell have been ordered to pay BRL1 billion (£300 million) to compensate employees for damage to their health

Feature

Feeding a growing world

2012-06-06T00:00:00Z

Pesticides play a vital role in food production. So do they really deserve their tarnished public image? Sarah Houlton investigates

Podcast

DDT

2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

Brian Clegg weighs out the history behind this controversial compound

News

EPA blocks 2,4-D ban

2012-04-20T00:00:00Z

Agency turns down petition to ban widely used herbicide