herbicide

A Virginia Tech study found that glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, can interfere with honeybee foraging and may undermine the long-term stability of colonies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

After residents launched a social media campaign demanding Orange County stop spraying herbicide in creeks, officials said they will halt the practice in two waterways.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

One of its new products is a camera that can distinguish between a plant and a weed, reducing herbicide use and saving farmers money.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Durnell and other plaintiffs argue the company should go further in how it warns farmers and landscapers of the risks the herbicide may pose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Also, organic cows, like Rosie the organic chicken, are never fed corn that contains residues of atrazine, the herbicide commonly sprayed on American cornfields.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Every one of them displayed at least some resistance to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides, despite the fact that these chemicals had never been applied within the reserve itself.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

In March, county Supervisor Katrina Foley told residents the county would halt spraying of herbicides in two creeks near Doheny State Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also defended the move in public, even as he maintained that pesticides and herbicides are “toxic by design.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Some of the “dinitro” compounds are also used as herbicides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson