In the search for gentler alternatives to address pests and diseases, chemical ecology has emerged as an innovative tool.

(Beyond Pesticides, August 5, 2025) A biomonitoring study in Environmental Geochemistry and Health, focused on small-scale farms in Pahang, Malaysia, analyzes levels of essential and toxic elements in ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 5, 2024) As the longstanding problem of involuntary pesticide exposure through chemical drift continues unabated, EPA announced “new, earlier protections” that are being ...

Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over its approval of a Forever Chemical insecticide. The insecticide, called isocycloseram, is a type of chemical ...

One of the biggest objections to a reduction in pesticide use by farmers is the belief that it will result in lower crop yields. In fact, just recently, the EU abandoned a bill to reduce pesticide use ...

Plants, animals and microorganisms constantly communicate through chemical signals. A research team has now shown that these signals merge in the environment to form complex "chemical landscapes" that ...