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What you think is a pest serves a purpose in nature. Keeping Pests away is easier and better than killing them with chemicals. All violence is harmful to humans and insecticides prove my point!

Don't resort to violence to get rid of pests'

There are many humane and harmless ways to keep insects at bay at your home.

26 Nov 2017 3:01 AM IST

Apples are attacked by all sorts of pests, but apple scab, a fungus, is particularly nasty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soon, better performing disease-resistant apples

A new wave of scab-resistant apples has been developed and tested as part of a cooperative breeding program.

15 Nov 2017 12:55 PM IST

Additional research is needed to clarify the potential roles of these microbial exposures in asthma development. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exposure to pet allergens in infancy may cut asthma risk

Additional research is needed to clarify the potential roles of these microbial exposures in asthma development.

20 Sept 2017 3:02 PM IST

Riley will be trained to detect these pests to add another layer of protection to the already-existing protocols to handle infestations. (Instagram Screengrab/ Museum of Fine Arts)

Dog gets hired for important job at Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Riley, a Weimaraner puppy, has been hired by the museum to sniff out insects and other pests

16 Jan 2018 1:35 PM IST