As many major cities have discovered, bed bug infestations can be notoriously difficult to eradicate. Bed bugs can survive indefinitely on the human organic material that collects in mattresses and ...

One of the oldest pesticides known, pyrethrum is also the strongest insecticide allowed under National Organic Standards guidelines. Made from the dried flowers of a little white daisy now classified ...

Even if we know how to remove one of the worst disease-carriers, ticks, it's better safe than sorry. Instead of just spraying on some DEET-based repellent, take your bug protection further by coating ...

“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

Deet can indeed damage petroleum-based fabrics, which is a pretty wide swath of material. So, no, you don’t want to be dousing your gear with deet. It’s strictly for use on skin (or on a cotton ...

Few things are as disheartening to a gardener than seeing unwelcome pests feasting on the literal fruits of your labor. The best insecticides for your vegetable garden target the bugs that are ...

A relatively benign compound contained in a widely used group of insecticides can mix with and increase the toxicity of existing pesticides in the environment, according to a new study led by UC ...