In addition to being a highly toxic systemic insecticide, cyantraniliprole remains in the environment for years after use. The EPA’s risk assessment found the pesticide has a half-life of 1,327 days ...

If the tree is already infested, it must still be healthy enough to transport systemic insecticide through the trunk and into the branches and canopy in order for the treatment to be effective – if 50 ...

The sterile insect technique is an environmentally-friendly insect pest control method involving the mass-rearing and sterilization, using radiation, of a target pest, followed by the systematic ...