Mr Varghese said he and his wife, a nurse at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), closed all the windows and switched on the air-conditioners and the exhaust fans in the kitchen and bathroom, before they went out - unaware that pesticide was being used next door. A GRIEVING Bahrain father's claim that pesticide fumes may have killed his two children are backed up by local and international experts. Bahrain pest control firms say their products are safe if used properly, but can be lethal...

Little thingies in the whatsit has our columnist pondering the cocktail of chemicals he ingests daily. Where did they come from? my wife asked, in what I thought was an unfairly accusatory tone, as though I made it a practice to smuggle in noxious insects to sow among the pulses. Little thingies in the whatsit has our columnist pondering the cocktail of chemicals he ingests daily. Now, my wife and I, like all married couples, employ a form of telegraphic indeed, virtually telepathic...

Creeks in the Okanagan and other parts of the Fraser Valley will also be sampled to see how much pesticide residue from agricultural operations ends up in watercourses. We ll also be looking at stuff that kills bugs, said Mark Sekela, an Environment Canada scientist whose team began sampling water on the first of three local creeks this week. Environment Canada is asking that question as it begins a ground-breaking national study of acid extractable herbicides in urban creeks. Samples will...

Fertilize with liquid fertilizer, measuring according to directions, shortly after planting. Cut back annuals by as much as half when planting, to reduce stress through water loss and to produce better branching and flowering. Vegetables and fruits - If soil temperature is above 65 degrees, plant sweet corn now in blocks of at least four rows to insure good pollination. Houseplants - As night temperatures moderate into the 60s, move houseplants outdoors, avoiding full sun and windy...

Hoban report (MP3) - Download 621k Listen to Hoban report (MP3) Hoban report (Real) - Download 416k Listen to Hoban report (Real) Researchers in the United States have been trying to figure out why rates of premature birth have been rising for the past several decades. Hoban report (MP3) - Download 621k Listen to Hoban report (MP3) Hoban report (Real) - Download 416k Listen to Hoban report (Real) Researchers in the United States have been trying to figure out why rates of premature birth...