pest news

March 28, 2018

Drug that kills mosquitoes could be used to fight malaria

Researchers have shown the large potential impact of a completely new type of antimalarial drug that kills mosquitoes, as opposed to existing drugs that target the […]
March 26, 2018

Insect toxin detected in the world's longest animal

The longest animal in the world, the bootlace worm, which can be up to 55 meters long, produces neurotoxins that can kill both crabs and cockroaches. […]
March 22, 2018

Antimicrobial used in toiletries could become option against malaria

Not only it inhibits enzymes essential to Plasmodium’s survival in two key stages of its lifecycle in humans, but triclosan also performed well in tests against […]
March 22, 2018

The circadian clock controls the cell cycle and tumor growth in plants

Biological rhythms are ubiquitous in nature, from the beating of the heart to the rhythms of flowering plants. A research team has shown that the two […]