According to New Scientist, researchers discovered that two notorious agricultural pests — the cotton bollworm and the corn ...

Enhance Your Defense Against Destructive Ornamental Pests As operations prepare for spring, it’s important to consider not ...

A new study from N.C. State University shows how the temperature of soil could help farmers predict the spread of certain common crop pests. The study's focus was on corn earworms, a caterpillar ...

Banker plants are valuable against common strawberry pests, such as aphids, thrips, and two-spotted spider mites. Cereal banker plants combat this scourge through an ongoing supply of non-pest aphids, ...

As agriculture in the United States evolves, it’s becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation. Ecological ...

Just think how much easier farming would be if pest threats never changed. Unfortunately, pests, and the products used to counter them, are constantly evolving (just like everything else about farming ...

Capturing the full value of your soybean crop takes more than just harvesting them at the right time in the fall. Proper soybean storage is critical for protecting your hard-earned yield from ...

Insect netting can make a huge difference to your yard, but it's important to select the correct variety, keeping in mind ...

A bane of farmers' existence, it's estimated that plant-eating pests are responsible for the loss of up to 40% of pre-harvest yields globally. But a new generation of crop treatments that target only ...

Applying CRISPR-based technology to a broad agricultural need, scientists have developed a new technology aimed at Drosophila suzukii, the invasive fruit fly responsible for millions of dollars in ...