Insecticides are chemical substances used to destroy or control insect populations that could otherwise do billions of dollars in damage annually. Although the primary use of insecticides is in agriculture and animal husbandry, insecticides also help...

A chemical substance that kills...

An insecticide is a pesticide used against insects in all developmental forms. They include ovicides and larvicides used against the eggs and larvae of insects respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and the household. The...

Chaotic use of insecticides has been identified, for the second time this year, as a problem for all connected with the food chain. Although it will take time to unravel the bureaucratic systems contributing to the problem, every effort should be made to encourage...

SUMMARY Organic insecticide poisoning continues to be a major health problem not only in the developing communities but also in the Western population. The insecticides commonly used are the organophosphates, organocarbamates, organochlorides and pyrethroids. Patients with organic insecticide poisoning present with a spectrum...

Investigators found insecticide on the outside of six bags of Chinese-made dumplings in Japan after separate dumplings made by the same company sickened 10 people there, police said Sunday.The police did not speculate on whether the dumplings could have been tampered with.Officials said Japanese authorities...

The Chinese government on Thursday said it had stopped production and exports from a company whose insecticide-tainted frozen dumplings sickened 10 people in Japan, in the latest crisis to tarnish China's food export business.Officials from China's export safety watchdog said a swift investigation was being...