Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture plays a key role in the dissemination of nuclear and related technology information ...

Kenny Coogan: Your products are billed as safe enough for schools and hospitals. How exactly do they work without harsh synthetic chemicals? J.B. Williams: I’m a chemical engineer and what we call ...

University of Florida researchers have mapped out new intel on the lifecycle and habits of the Thrips parvispinus pest for ...

Corn rootworm larvae chew on and tunnel into the roots of corn plants, which can sever primary and secondary roots. A new insect control tool from Syngenta, Plinazolin, is now registered by the U.S.

Key Points Mothballs are designed for clothes moths and are not approved for other pests.Mothballs could slightly help combat ...

When most folks think of pest management, it’s easy to picture someone spraying ‘harmful chemicals’ around a yard, a field, or even a crop duster plane flying nearby. It then becomes easy to think of ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

Your Pet's Food Bowl Is a Bug Magnet Leaving pet bowls out in the open, indoors or out, can turn into an unintentional ...

Creamy-colored and just a couple of centimeters long, the cotton bollworm doesn’t look like much. But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat. Females can lay ...