Spider venoms are usually toxic when injected into prey, but a new protein discovered in the venom of Australian tarantulas can also kill prey insects that consume the venom orally. The protein is ...

RESEARCHERS have made the troubling discovery that green peach aphid (GPA) populations in Western Australia are starting to form resistance against one of Australia's most effective registered ...

And experts have warned any frequent international flyer exposed to repeated doses of insecticide within an enclosed aircraft cabin could also face the same risk. Former Qantas steward Brett Vollus ...

AUSTRALIAN authorities are reviewing the local use of the controversial insecticide endosulfan, which was banned by the US this week, due to threats to wildlife as far away as the north and south ...

Maldison 500 is an insecticide that — according to manufacturer NuFarm — can be used in cropping horticulture, pasture and vegetable production. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines ...

Remember those khaki-clad blokes who would meet every incoming international flight? Your aircraft would land in Australia, taxi to the gate and you'd be told to sit tight. After a long delay, a bloke ...