We’re not talking about your friend’s undisciplined kids; we’re talking about flies, aka houseflies, aka ‘nuisance’ flies (how apt). Unfortunately, flies are not an uncommon pest — they live almost ...

Other pesticides found were deltamethrin, which can affect the nervous system, PAN claimed, as well as the banned insecticides pirimiphos-methyl, pyrethrin, and tebucanozole, an anti-fungus chemical.

The US government has pledged additional funding and technical support to revive Kenya’s financially troubled pyrethrum sub-sector. Through US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman, the American government ...

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.