The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to ...

Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes—a major vector of malaria in South America—are evolving in response to insecticides, which may ...

Malaria mosquitoes in South America are evolving and becoming harder to control with current methods, according to a new study.

Beyond resistance‑associated genes, the researchers uncovered deep geographic population structure and high overall genetic diversity.

(Beyond Pesticides, August 2, 2023) A study published in Pest Management Science finds resistance to insecticides like pyrethroids are challenging attempts to control the mosquito Aedes aegypti (Ae.

New York University researchers recently created a new and improved crystal form of deltamethrin, a common insecticide used to control malaria. The new deltamethrin—created by simply heating the ...

Swat. Spray. Repeat. This is the dance humans and mosquitoes have been doing for decades, ever since the rise of chemical insecticides following World War II. The pest control industry in the U.S. is ...

For keen veggie growers and rose enthusiasts, aphids can be a real bane to your gardening dreams. These little insects are not only sap suckers—literally sucking the life out of plants—but they can ...

A novel CRISPR-based tool introduces insecticide-susceptible genes without them spreading uncontrollably. Insecticide use and insecticide resistance form a vicious cycle – insecticides cause ...

Insecticides are crucial for the assurance of food security, agricultural productivity and control of disease vectors. However, resistance, defined as a hereditable change in susceptibility to an ...

A new publication released by University of Wyoming Extension assesses insecticide resistance in alfalfa weevil populations in Wyoming, Montana and Utah. (UW Extension Photo) A new publication ...