Moths

Under a new £1.5m government fund announced this month, environmental wellness experts will increase the spraying of insecticide on oak trees in order to eradicate a pest moth that causes health problems and can strip the trees bare. This…

In 2008, the European Union banned the sale of mothballs due to the fact that they contain a volatile chemical, naphthalene, which gives them their recognisable smell. In the U.S and other parts of the world, the compound is still widely…