Sentences with phrase «reduce insecticide»

The Organic Trade Association says that Bt cotton largely did reduce insecticide use for the past ten years, however research from China done in 2006 shows that pesticide use between GM and non-GM cotton was roughly equal.

It has long been a mainstay of the anti-GMO scene in the Philippines and recently joined with Greenpeace in securing a court injunction against a genetically modified eggplant designed to reduce insecticide use.

Vacuums won't reduce insecticide activity.

For your carrots to remain extra-crisp, you have to keep them in the fridge and consider organic brands to reduce insecticide residue.

Having fewer females available for mating cuts overall moth numbers, so releasing modified male moths in crop fields would theoretically nip an outbreak and reduce insecticide use.

Breeding crops with effective resistance proteins can help to reduce insecticide application and yield losses due to hot conditions.

There's still plenty of debate focused on whether the monocultures and dependencies fostered by first - generation GMO products like Monsanto's pest - resistant corn and cotton and Roundup Ready soybeans nullify their purported benefits of higher yields and reduced insecticide use.

Not exact matches

An analysis published Sep. 16 in the journal Nature noted that insecticide - treated bed nets, insecticides sprayed on indoor surfaces, and prompt treatment with combination drug therapy collectively helped reduce the spread of malaria throughout a large swath of sub-Saharan Africa.

«The effect of BT crops has been a dramatic reduction in insecticides in the developing world and reduced use by 37 percent,» Van Eenennaam noted.

We've reduced Australian growers» reliance on insecticides and improved their water use efficiency, which benefits the growers» bottom line and is good news for the environment and for rural communities.

Mrs. Alarbi said studies showed that for babies born to HIV - infected mothers, the use of niverapine drug combined with baby formulas to prevent mother - to - child transmission, could reduce child mortality to only two per cent of under - five mortality and morbidity while the use of insecticide - treated bed nets could reduce it by six per cent.

Mr. Sidney Agoyomah Abilba, the Upper East Regional Focal Person for Malaria has called on the media to disseminate information on the need to use Long Lasting Insecticide Net (LLIN) as part of measures to reduce the prevalence of malaria in the Region.

Malaria transmission can be reduced by preventing mosquito bites with mosquito nets and insect repellents, or by mosquito control by spraying insecticides inside houses and draining standing water where mosquitoes lay their eggs.

The long - term grand vision is that one day we will be able to integrate safe naturally - occurring repellents into the repertoire of farmers to reduce their dependence on insecticides.

«To kill ticks, target their animal hosts: Luring mice, chipmunks to contact insecticide shown to reduce nearby tick presence.»

Public health measures in Africa such as insecticide - treated bed nets and insecticide - spraying have helped reduce the numbers of malaria cases since 2000, but many mosquitoes have evolved resistance to insecticides.

«We know that giving insecticide - treated bed nets to a household will protect young children, reducing their susceptibility by 50 percent and their overall chances of dying by 16 to 17 percent.

It suggests that the use of insecticide - treated nets might continue to reduce malaria even in areas where the mosquitoes have become resistant.

Genetically modified crops that produce the pest - killing toxin Bt increase yields and reduce the use of noxious chemical insecticides.

Rees and Brown found that although the insecticides reduced damage to leaves, the plants did not produce more fruit or grow larger.

«If Zika breaks out here, we will have to do whatever we can to reduce the number of adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes right away, and a single insecticide application isn't going to do it.»

As a result, pink bollworm has been all but eradicated in the southwestern U.S. Suppression of this pest with Bt cotton is the cornerstone of an integrated pest management program that has allowed Arizona cotton growers to reduce broad spectrum insecticide use by 80 percent, saving them over $ 10 million annually.

According to Choe's research team, the current «attract - and - kill» approach, once it is successfully implemented in practical pest management programs, could potentially provide maximum control efficacy with reduced amount of insecticides applied in the environment.

Insect damage reduces yields in rice and causes farmers to use insecticides that are harmful to the environment and human health.

The effect of neonicotinoids on the fertility of male honeybees is examined in a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B in which the authors report that the insecticide reduced lifespan of the bees in question as well as sperm viability but not sperm quantity.

Similarly, evolutionary biologists have known since Charles Darwin that natural selection eliminates inherited traits that reduce organisms» fitness, such as mosquitoes» susceptibility to the insecticide DDT.

Eating up to two - thirds of their body weight in insects every night, bats help suppress insect populations, ultimately reducing crop damage and the quantities of insecticides used on crops.

Some other very important actions to take are reducing the amount of scented candles, air fresheners, and fragrances in cleaners, never heating up foods in plastic containers or placing hot foods in them, not using weed killers or insecticides in or around your home, avoiding dark hair dye, and having a very serious conversation with your doctor about any hormonal type of birth control.

In animal studies, Lactobacillus rhamnosus has been found to reduce the intestinal absorption and toxicity of organophosphate insecticides.

According to a 2014 study, erythritol functions as an insecticide, toxic to the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, impairing motor ability and reducing longevity even when nutritive sugars are available.

Treatment of carpets, bedding etc. with a suitable insecticide is recommended to reduce the numbers of fleas in the environment and extend the duration of Frontline's efficacy.

It's also supposed to reduce the toxicity of flea insecticides to your cat because the tiny capsules pass through your cat's intestines before all the contents are absorbed.

Periodically switching to another type of insecticide can be part of an effective flea control program to help reduce developing resistant fleas.

So if you're allergic to dust, insecticides, pollen, cigarette smoke, and cat dander, you'll need to reduce the overall allergen level in your environment by concentrating on all of the causes, not just the pet allergy.

All of these are transmitted by mosquitoes and although not proven, the use of repellent / insecticides on dogs might reduce the populations of mosquito vectors, particularly Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus, which carry these viruses.

Unfortunately, it also reduces the activity of insecticides.

«In addition to selling products as an alternative to chemical - based pest control, also offer these products as an additional layer to traditional pest - control products, thereby increasing protection, perhaps reducing the need for, the cost of, and the exposure to chemical insecticides,» he explains.

Retailers can attest that customers are looking to reduce pets» exposure to various ingredients used in traditional products, from detergents to insecticides.

Do they seed reduce the use of insecticides and pesticides, thereby enhancing health of farmworkers?

The USFS says the public can help protect pollinators by being careful about what type of insecticides are used and reducing the amount of chemicals that they use for gardening and lawn control.

Although numbers were dramatically reduced after World War II, the parasites have made a comeback thanks to increased global travel, regulatory restrictions on insecticides like DDT, and tolerance to newer, organic bed bug treatments, according to researchers at the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.