insecticide

Small farmers like Nkelane rarely have the means to buy tools or the chemical fertilisers and insecticides they deem necessary to improve their soil.

The findings appear to confirm the theory that the Bocek family died after being exposed to the toxic insecticide as a result of a pest control treatment used by the hotel they were staying in.

Those liquids included insecticides, and some of the baits included rodenticide blocks, according to the lawsuit.

Their comprehensive review found consistent evidence that exposure to insecticides can negatively affect human health, particularly male reproductive health.

Results showed a clear pattern: children with higher prenatal exposure to the insecticide displayed more pronounced structural and functional brain differences.