Insecticides
Sciences & Technology
Podcast
How can we prevent Insect Armageddon?
Professor Phil Batterham discusses his work on insecticides; how they work and how we can develop more effective and sustainable pest control strategies, with a reduced environmental impact
Sciences & Technology
Targeting the bacteria inside insects for improved pest management
Researchers are targeting essential microorganisms inside insect pests in an approach that could revolutionise agricultural pest management
Sciences & Technology
Have resistance, will travel
Pest insects, like mosquitoes, are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides. So how are these genetic invasions threatening pest control?
Sciences & Technology
The common insecticide poisoning our rivers and wetlands
Why is a toxic household insecticide being found in wetlands around new housing estates in Melbourne?