Pests have always been a challenge for farmers because insects, fungi, bacteria, and rodents cause damage even on plants in natural ecosystems. Their impact in agriculture is of greater consequence ...

What would happen if farmers around the globe were to switch over to sustainable pest management? An international study ...

Spotted lanternfly season is back in Pennsylvania. The polka-dotted, gray-and-red-winged adult insects make their appearance each July and tend to hang around until December. It's an unwelcome summer ...

MSU assistant professor of biological sciences Brandon Barton is conducting research on using sound to control pests in an environmentally friendly way. Senior biochemistry major Jillian M. Kurts of ...

About a third of the food that we grow, along with all of the effort and energy and labor and resources put into growing it, goes to waste. Much of it is thrown out by consumers or rots on shelves.

A new pest is invading Texas and destroying pastures in the region, according to the Lone Star State’s Department of ...

Invasive pasture mealybug spreads across 20+ Texas counties, threatening grazing lands and livestock operations. Never before ...

While many enjoy the time outside and lower heating costs from a mild winter, this warmth does have consequences when it comes to pests and the agriculture industry. Winter 2023-2024 has been one of ...

This article was taken from the March 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

As well as feeding the global population, agriculture employs almost a fifth of the world's employees. Despite being one of the largest, and oldest, industries, farming faces major challenges from ...

Entomologists have used a tiny wasp to help nearly eradicate the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a major agricultural pest, from Tahiti and neighboring islands. The stingless wasp attacks sharpshooter ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued an urgent alert this week to producers across the state to inspect their ...