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09/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Fungal strains found naturally in the soil, including a relative of penicillin, could be an alternative to herbicides

Penicillium molds have been used to ripen cheese and produce the life-saving antibiotic penicillin. Now, a member of the large and common genus of fungi could serve as a natural alternative to synthetic herbicides. The discovery was made by Nigerian researchers from the University of Ilorin, who were looking for local microbes that could reduce the need for chemical weed-killers that polluted the environment […]

06/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The U.S. Forest Service is planning to remove dead ponderosa pine trees along Highway 20; officials suspect the trees died because of herbicides

In yet another example of the dangers of synthetic herbicides, hundreds of ponderosa pine trees that line U.S. Highway 20 have died due to a weed killer. An article in The Bend Bulletin states that the U.S. Forest Service might only be able to start chopping down the standing but dead trees in 2019. The […]

05/16/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

California city to stop using synthetic herbicides in favor or organic pesticides

Councilman Billy O’Connell of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, has proposed a year-long pilot study to have portions of Central Park West use organic pesticides instead of synthetic ones. This move by the seaside city is meant to address the growing concern its citizens have with the many recorded adverse health effects synthetic pesticides provide. […]

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