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Household pesticide use and urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid levels in older adults: evidence from repeated measures.
We measured urinary levels of 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA), a pyrethroid metabolite, in 1239 rural and urban elderly Koreans. We also examined pyrethroid exposure using a questionnaire data source; Household pesticide sprays are a major source of community-level exposure to pyrethro...Read more -
When is the best time to consider using a growth regulator for your landscape?
Get expert insight for a green future. Let’s grow trees together and promote sustainable development. Growth Regulators: On this episode of TreeNewal’s Building Roots podcast, host Wes joins ArborJet’s Emmettunich to discuss the interesting topic of growth regulators,...Read more -
The Application and Delivery Site Paclobutrazol 20%WP
Application technology Ⅰ.Use alone to control the nutritional growth of crops 1.Food crops: seeds can be soaked, leaf spraying and other methods (1)Rice seedling age 5-6 leaf stage, use 20% paclobutrazol 150ml and water 100kg spray per mu to improve seedling quality, dwarfing and strengthening pl...Read more -
International Code of Conduct on Pesticides – Guidelines for Household Pesticides
The use of household pesticides to control pests and disease vectors in homes and gardens is common in high-income countries (HICs) and increasingly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where they are often sold in local shops and stores. . An informal market for public use. The ri...Read more -
Unintended consequences of successful malaria control
For decades, insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor insecticide spraying programs have been important and widely successful means of controlling mosquitoes that transmit malaria, a devastating global disease. But for a time, these treatments also suppressed unwanted house insects such as bed b...Read more -
The Application of DCPTA
Advantages of DCPTA: 1. broad spectrum, high efficiency, low toxicity, no residue, no pollution 2. Enhance photosynthesis and promote nutrient absorption 3. strong seedling, strong rod, enhance stress resistance 4. keep flowers and fruits, improve the fruit setting rate 5. Improve quality 6. Elon...Read more -
The U.S. EPA requires bilingual labeling of all pesticide products by 2031
Starting December 29, 2025, the health and safety section of the labels of products with restricted use of pesticides and the most toxic agricultural uses will be required to provide a Spanish translation. After the first phase, pesticide labels must include these translations on a rolling schedu...Read more -
Alternative pest control methods as a means of protecting pollinators and the important role they play in ecosystems and food systems
New research into the link between bee deaths and pesticides supports the call for alternative pest control methods. According to a peer-reviewed study by USC Dornsife researchers published in the journal Nature Sustainability, 43%. While evidence is mixed about the status of the mos...Read more -
What is the situation and prospect of agricultural trade between China and LAC countries?
I. Overview of agricultural trade between China and LAC countries since entering WTO From 2001 to 2023, the total trade volume of agricultural products between China and LAC countries showed a continuous growth trend, from 2.58 billion US dollars to 81.03 billion US dollars, with an average annua...Read more -
International Code of Conduct on Pesticides – Guidelines for Household Pesticides
The use of household pesticides to control pests and disease vectors in homes and gardens is common in high-income countries (HICs) and increasingly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where they are often sold in local shops and stores. . An informal market for public use. The ri...Read more -
Grain culprits: Why do our oats contain chlormequat?
Chlormequat is a well-known plant growth regulator used to strengthen plant structure and facilitate harvesting. But the chemical is now under new scrutiny in the US food industry following its unexpected and widespread discovery in US oat stocks. Despite the crop being banned for consumpt...Read more -
Brazil plans to increase the maximum residue limits of phenacetoconazole, avermectin and other pesticides in some foods
On August 14, 2010, the Brazilian National Health Supervision Agency (ANVISA) issued public consultation document No. 1272, proposing to establish the maximum residue limits of avermectin and other pesticides in some foods, some of the limits are shown in the table below. Product Name Food Typ...Read more