Siliguri, Aug. 11: Residues of an insecticide used in Naxalbari Tea Estate were found in the stomachs of three garden children who had died yesterday.

Many of the most dangerous human diseases are transmitted by insect
vectors. After decades of repeated insecticide use, all of these vector
species have demonstrated the capacity to evolve resistance to
insecticides.

In this new report ISAAA critically analyzes adoption and impact of Bt cotton in India from 2002-2009 at the national and farm-level taking into account 11 independent studies conducted by public institutions. Is the first volume in new

The size of insecticides market in Punjab is estimated at about Rs 650 crore, claims Insecticides India Ltd (IIL) officials, hoping to enhance their market share to 9 per cent this year. The company plans to add business worth Rs 13 crore in Punjab this year.

This paper analyses the pesticide use pattern in agriculture and associated management system in Kerala. The recent declining rate in total consumption of pesticides is not a sign of relief as the use of harmful chemicals is rising. The pesticides used in agriculture include chemicals, which are banned and those suggested for restricted use only.

WITH the introduction of short-term, high-yielding varieties of cereal and oil-seed crops, the cropping intensity has now reached almost 300 per cent in Punjab. Moreover, the intensive use of chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides involve greater use of scarce groundwater resources.

Although Anopheles funestus is difficult to rear, it is crucial to analyse field populations of this malaria vector in order to successfully characterise mechanisms of insecticide resistance observed in this species in Africa. In this study we carried out a large-scale field collection and rearing of An.

Synthetic pyrethroid insecticides are being used with greater frequency in the United States to replace residential and some agricultural organophosphorus (OP) and carbamate insecticides. The pyrethroids are considered to be less toxic to humans than the OPs and carbamates, but like many other classes of insecticides, they are acute neurotoxicants. Barr et al. (p.

This paper reviews existing microeconomic empirical literature on gender differences in use, access, and adoption of nonland agricultural inputs in developing countries. This review focuses on four key areas: technological resources, natural resources, human resources, and social and political capital.

Mumbai: Maharashtra government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to study dangers of climate change in the state.

TERI would carry out research work at six places in the state and study impact of climate change on factors like foodgrain production, public health and status of water resources, an official said.

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