William A. Dembski

Natural selection certainly operates. It explains how bacteria will gain antibiotic resistance; it will explain how insects get insecticide resistance, but it doesn't explain how you get bacteria or insects in the first place.

American Philosopher

Gregory Benford

In temperate zones, winter is the best insecticide; it keeps the bugs in check. The tropics enjoy no such respite, so plants there have developed a wide range of alkaloids that kill off nosy insects and animals.

American Physicist

The word insecticide is often used in agricultural and gardening contexts.

Usage Context

Insecticide resistance happens when insects become immune to the chemicals over time.

Resistance Concerns

Be aware that insecticides can affect more than just pests; they can harm other wildlife too.

Environmental Impact

 which is resistant to over 50 different insecticides. Another downside is that other bugs get caught in the crossfire. Some of these are helpful predators of plant pests or vital pollinators, so erasing them from agriculture wipes out their benefits, too. Pesticides have improved over time

Do we really need...

 Now how can this help us? Well, it has been calculated that if we were to remove bats from the equation, we're going to have to then use insecticides to remove all those pest insects that feed on our agricultural crops. And for one year in the U.S. alone, it's estimated

Emma Teeling: The secret...

 with a pyrethroid insecticide, for example, the results will likely be fatal. Once absorbed, the chemical binds to sodium channel proteins, which help propagate nerve impulses. The pyrethroid keeps the sodium channels open, so the nerves fire repeatedly.

Why are cockroaches so...

 that can be more toxic than the active ingredient. This small bee is holding up a large mirror. How much is it going to take to contaminate humans? One of these class of insecticides, the neonicontinoids, is making headlines around the world right now.

Marla Spivak: Why bees...

 an insecticide treated bed net and you can teach someone to use them. And, not only do they protect the people who sleep under them, but they have these great contagion benefits. If half of a community sleeps under a net, the other half also benefits

Esther Duflo: Social...

 immediate Abasi are the world's most devastating insect pests they have a global distribution they look alike they transmit plant viruses and become insecticide resistant very quickly the white flies use their stylus or modified

How we plan to beat...

 sometimes twice a day, when pest pressure is high. But we know that some insecticides are very harmful to human health, especially when farmers and their families cannot afford proper protection, like these children.

Pamela Ronald: The case...

 Human intervention can also help. Researchers use satellite imagery to identify regions at risk of becoming locust hotspots and alert local governments. While most countries fight back with chemical insecticides,

Just add water: The...

 Meanwhile, cotton uses more insecticides and pesticides than any other crop in the world. These pollutants can be carcinogenic, harm the health of field workers, and damage surrounding ecosystems.

The life cycle of a...

 Mercado nada nada, no guy Says he doesn't use insecticides Pretty surprised to find out all right, he said no car for urine, but what we're finding is a spray bottle up there