insecticide
Coverage of insecticide in the Nexus archive.
- Kochi Corporation’s health standing committee to consider proposal to use drones for mosquito control
Kochi Corporation’s health standing committee is considering two proposals for drone-based mosquito control. One proposal involves a start-up using drones to spray insecticide, while another company suggests using drones to spray an organic compound at mosquito-breeding grounds identified via GIS mapping.
- A Turkish court convicts 4 over Turkish-German family’s insecticide deaths in an Istanbul hotel
A Turkish court has convicted three pest control workers and a hotel owner for the deaths of a Turkish-German family who were poisoned by insecticide in an Istanbul hotel. The family from Germany died after being exposed to the insecticide.
- 95% success rate: This new trick lures termites straight to their death
Scientists at UC Riverside developed a method using a natural pine scent called pinene to lure termites toward insecticide-laced wood, achieving a 95% kill rate. This approach significantly improves upon previous 70% success rates and avoids widespread toxic fumigation.