Tag: insecticide
Bedbugs: be careful, the “SNIPER” insecticide dangerous for humans resurfaces
News Published on 03/10/2024 at 3:49 p.m. updated on 03/10/2024 at 3:49 p.m. Reading 2 min. The customs services and the DGCCRF are sounding the alert: the insecticide SNIPER 1000…
Insecticide and tear gas – US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine | Foreign countries
According to the US, chemical weapons have been used especially against Ukrainian fortified positions. Russia denies the accusations. According to the US, Russia is using banned chemical weapons in the…
Used against bedbugs, this insecticide is responsible for 206 poisonings
News Published on 05/12/2023 at 1:20 p.m. Updated 05/12/2023 at 1:20 p.m. Reading 2 min. Health authorities are warning about an insecticide used against bedbugs and cockroaches even though it…
The Sniper insecticide used against bedbugs is dangerous, ANSES warns
This Tuesday, December 5, ANSES (National Agency for Health and Food Safety) published a toxicovigilance report in which it warns of the risks of an insecticide against bedbugs ANSES is…
Cereals: an insecticide at the heart of the showdown between the State and ANSES
Contact or no contact? In October 2022, the French Health Security Agency (Anses) banned the spreading of phosphine directly on foodstuffs. The insecticide, used on cereals, presents health risks if…
France renounces neonicotinoids, an insecticide implicated in the decline of bees
News Published on 01/24/2023 at 3:18 p.m. Updated 01/24/2023 at 3:18 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Since 2018, France has benefited from a derogation to continue to use neonicotinoids, insecticides used…
Bed bugs: beware of chemicals!
News Published on 21/12/2022 at 6:03 p.m. Updated 21/12/2022 at 6:03 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Have you been sleeping badly for several days, finding traces of bites on your back,…
Pyrethroids: what is it?
Pyrethroids are found in insecticides, but also in mosquito repellents. © KaurJmeb, Wikipedia, cc by sa 2.5 The pyrethroids correspond to a group of organochlorine, organofluorine or organobromine compounds, the…