It survived, Schneidmiller said, because what was once considered odd is now widely seen as a safer, smarter and environmentally friendly way to eradicate pest insects. The yellowjacket trap has sold millions and has become as much as a backyard fixture as hibachis and garden hoses across North America and parts of Europe. Once the trap fills up, consumers take off the top, dump out the bugs and refill the cartridge with a chemical lure developed inside Sterling's lab. A Spokane firm turns...

At the same time, it s becoming more costly for young people to go into farming, and many of them see that they can make a better living by leaving the rural areas. Farming s one of those things that gets in your blood, he said. farmers produce more food than any other country in the world and are tops in corn, soybeans, milk and cattle, according to a United Nations agriculture census. Within the next decade those older farmers will be looking for someone to take over their operations and...

Local residents can expect to see more crop-duster this year, says Brown By BRADEN WILLIS, Of The Times Staff Greg Brown, of Brown Feed and Chemical in Carmi, said Wednesday area residents may be seeing more crop-dusting airplanes over the next few days than what they may be used to seeing, and there's good reason for it. Local residents can expect to see more crop-duster this year, says Brown By BRADEN WILLIS, Of The Times Staff Greg Brown, of Brown Feed and Chemical in Carmi, said...

In early December 2006 chemical multinational BASF was granted permission by the UK government to conduct a five year research and development trial of GM blight resistant potatoes, at two locations, between spring 2007 and autumn 2011. However, after over two years of licking their wounds the biotech industry has reared its ugly head again. In April over 150 people attempted to disrupt the Hendon trial a field they thought was about to be planted with GM potatoes was sown with organic...

Not only do they overuse pesticides, but they're also just not that effective, they said. If spraying yourself with even benign chemicals makes you uncomfortable, there's a recent alternative: high-tech traps that lure the little bloodsuckers to their doom. Some companies sell yard-spraying systems that disperse insecticides, but both Conlon and Dini Miller, associate professor of urban pest management at Virginia Tech, gave them a big thumbs down. It's safe (as long as it isn't ingested),...