Natural Insecticides Links

Lice remedies

Slathering a child's head with mayonnaise, covering it with a shower cap, and tucking them into bed for the night may sound bizarre (imagine the smell!) but some parents are turning to that, and other natural remedies for head lice infestations that are regular occurrences in schools and day care centers.

Panama is first to benefit from fund to tackle biopiracy

The Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF) — has announced its first beneficiary: a project exploring Panama's natural resources for use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.

Trouble in the field

Associated Press One of the nation's most widely planted crops - a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide - may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance more quickly than scientists expected.

Weekly tip: Give your indoor fern the extra care it needs to thrive

Temperatures, water and light are key to its lushness.

Fly may cause colony collapse

Back in October, we brought you the story, "Honeybees under attack." The story was about Colony Collapse Disorder, a.k.a. the "disappearing disease," which left beekeepers in some states losing 50 to 90 percent of their colonies, often within a matter of weeks.