A new study sponsored by state government has concluded there are no simple, affordable replacements for a pesticide that had been commonly used in Kern County farming before it was mostly phased out ...

The Florida Turfgrass Association's 56 th Annual Conference and Show was recently held at the PGA National Resort and Spa, and by all accounts this was a successful event. There were numerous ...

A total ban on methyl bromide fumigation aboard ships is part of a comprehensive suite of new rules imposed by a Decision-making Committee of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Methyl ...

Protests against the release of methyl bromide fumigant gas into the environment start in Picton tomorrow. They are being co-ordinated nationally in respect of Workers Memorial Day on April 28.

Methyl bromide, a common pesticide and fumigant used to kill everything from worms to termites, is at the top of the agenda of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, ...

The question has gripped a nation of nervous rice consumers: Is the pesticide methyl bromide used in rice storage safe for people to ingest? Even though the gas has been used for decades as an ...

The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) has suspended fumigation at a fruit fly control zone while it investigates concerns four of its staff may have been exposed ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced ban on methyl bromide as a pest control fumigant. Methyl bromide is odorless, colourless, non corrisive and non ...

Update [2009-3-14 16:17:10 by Tom Philpott]:The original version of this post, titled "Strawberry Surprise," contained errors that I regret. I had mistakenly read the below-linked account of an MIT ...