Insecticides
Sciences & Technology
Research
Research has found genes behind the insecticide-resistant aphids damaging Australia’s crops
Livestock feed crops are under threat from aphids that evolved resistance up to 35 times stronger than normal. Now scientists are looking into the genes behind these terrors to pasture
Sciences & Technology
Podcasts
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?