Palm Beach, Florida recently approved a special pick-up program that would remove Ficus benjamina from private properties at no cost to residents. Fiscus is a flowering plant popular as a… Read more »
Month: December 2019
New Study Finds Major Benefits to IPM Approach in Fight Against Cockroach and Bed Bug Infestations
A new study has found major benefits to the application of IPM techniques against cockroach and bed bug infestations in multi-family housing units. “In a recent paper published in the Journal of Integrated… Read more »
New York Bans Aerial Application of Chlorpyrifos
New York has become the latest US state to heavily regulate the neurotoxic insecticide chlorpyrifos after governor Andrew Cuomo announced a total ban on aerial spraying and plans to phase… Read more »
European Commission Expected to Ban Chlorpyirifos in January
The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed voted last Friday to ban the use of the insecticide chlorpyrifos. The ban is expected to be finalized in… Read more »