Economic thresholds are one of the most trusted tools in insect management. They help growers decide when pest populations justify treatment before economic injury occurs. The concept is foundational ...

Learn the difference between harmful and beneficial pests to help boost soil biology in conservation cropping systems.

Bees and other insects leave behind tiny ‘footprints’ of environmental DNA on plants each time they visit, giving researchers a way of tracking where insects have been, and offering clues on how to ...

Scientists have already warned that climate change likely will impact the food we grow. From rising global temperatures to more frequent “extreme” weather events like droughts and floods, climate ...

Thrips are tiny (around 1/20 inch long), slender insects that cause mostly cosmetic damage to leaves, fruit and flowers. Except in cases of very severe infestation, they rarely cause enough damage to ...

The Pentagon is studying whether insects can be enlisted to combat crop loss during agricultural emergencies. The bugs would carry genetically engineered viruses that could be deployed rapidly if ...

It sounds like science fiction: A research program funded by the U.S. government plans to create virus-carrying insects that, released in vast numbers, could help crops fight threats such as pests, ...

St. Paul, Minn. - A new invasive insect has made its way to Minnesota and is now causing damage to certain vegetables and crops. Swede midge is a small fly that infests cruciferous crops such as ...

RIVERSIDE, CA, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- DE SANGOSSE Group Acquires a Strategic Stake in ISCA Inc. to Bring Semiochemical Solutions for a ...

Most people retreat at the sight of a wasp, yet University of Florida researchers’ discovery of two newly identified tiny ...

Corn leafhoppers are small insects that can damage corn crops. The bugs appeared farther north this year in Missouri and Oklahoma. A small insect carrying pathogens that can lead to corn stunt was ...