North Carolina Pesticide Safety Education Program
The North Carolina Pesticide Safety Education Program's mission is to promote the responsible use of pesticides through educational resources and training. The program is supported by North Carolina Cooperative ... [... more]
ipm.ncsu.edu |
Entomology-Related Weblogs
The NC State University Insect Museum blog serves as a forum for discussing insect collection, preparation, and curation, as well as all things relating to insects from NC and the world. Were those lightsaber laser pointers just too tiny to ... [... more]
technorati.com |
Epa Office Of Pesticide Programs
registering pesticides, registration review, antimicrobial pesticides, biopesticides, pesticide producing establishments, reregistration, laws, labeling consistency, international issues, adverse effects ... [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
Read The Label First
By their nature, many pesticides may pose some risk to humans, animals, or the environment because they are designed to kill or otherwise adversely affect living organisms. At the same time, pesticides are often useful because of their ability to ... [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
Totallybuggin Blog
Paleontologists have long wondered how aquatic creatures such as water beetles end up fossilized in amber, a material derived from hardened tree sap. One exotic suggestion was that the creatures had lived in water-filled clefts in trees, says ... [... more]
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Work Exposure To Weed Killers Tied To Brain Cancer
It's not clear why pesticide exposure was unrelated to brain cancer in men or women. One possibility, the researchers note, is that only certain pesticides are involved in brain cancer risk, and they lacked information on which chemicals their ... [... more]
National Library of Medicine |
In Case Of Pesticide Poisoning
Time is critical with any pesticide poisoning! Get immediate help from a local hospital, physician, or the nearest poison control center. If you believe you have been poisoned or injured by pesticides on an agricultural establishment covered ... [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
Study Confirms Parkinson's-Pesticides Link
It's also worth noting, they say, that "the strongest associations between Parkinson's disease and pesticides were obtained in families with no history of Parkinson's. "This finding suggests that sporadic Parkinson's cases may be particularly .. ... [... more]
National Library of Medicine |
Pesticide Broadcast
Recommendations for the use of chemicals are included in this publication as a covenience to the reader. The use of brand names and any mention or listing of commercial products or services in this publication does not imply endorsement by the ... [... more]
ipm.ncsu.edu |
American Association Of Pesticide Safety Educators
An association of educators providing science-based pesticide safety education programs through tribal and government agencies and the land-grant university cooperative extension services. An organization which seeks to protect human health and ... [... more]
aapse.ext.vt.edu |
Unl Entomology: Images Of Insects And Their Relatives
All images, unless otherwise noted, were created by staff from the University of Nebraska Department of Entomology. They are freely available for use in non-commercial publications and other media as long as the "Department of Entomology, ... [... more]
entomology.unl.edu |
Bark And Wood Boring Beetles Of The World
The Atlas of Forest Insect Pests Xylophagous Insects How to Recognize, Prevent and Control Outbreaks of SPB in Central America Emerald Ash Borer: Research and Technology Development Meeting 2005 Developed by the University of Georgia Bugwood ... [... more]
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