CropLife America’s “most significant accomplishment” in 2025 was its campaign to influence the Make America Healthy Again ...
A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more ...
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Earth talk: Pesticides

Dear EarthTalk: What does the science say about how common pesticides affect human health? -- J.J., New York Pesticides are used to control the spread of or eliminate pests in the agricultural field.
(Beyond Pesticides, December 2, 2025) Recently published in Reproductive Toxicology, researchers in Denmark and Iceland investigate the impacts of pesticides on sex hormones, finding that “prenatal ...
When people report adverse effects from pesticides to EPA, these reports are stored in the Incident Data System (IDS). Pesticide incident reports tell EPA about adverse effects on people, domestic ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pesticides have long been used in farming to protect crops from voracious critters that can decimate yields. However, the harmful ...
(Beyond Pesticides, February 3, 2026) In analyzing the direct and indirect effects of pesticides that act simultaneously upon macrozoobenthos communities (invertebrates living in or on sediment) in ...
A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more ...
Frozen okra is something you often see at supermarkets and other stores.It is a convenient ingredient that requires little preparation and can be used in the amount needed.Concerning news has been ...
Californians for Smart Pesticide Policy has released a comprehensive economic analysis highlighting what it says is possible negative implications of elements of California’s proposed Sustainable Pest ...
With EU bans and non-renewals in place for several common pesticides, is the sun setting for European pesticide use? Credit: Fotokostic / Shutterstock As farmer anger continues to rage across the ...