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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Extension entomologist Ben Thrash reveals which soybean insects threaten yields and which farmers can safely ignore in new ...

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 ...

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 gardeners reach for the spray bottle the moment they spot a pest. But that reflex may be doing more harm than good, ...

For millennia, insects and the plants they feed on have been engaged in a co-evolutionary battle: to eat or not be eaten. Until recently, the two antagonistic sides have maintained a stalemate of ...

Nematodes — The University of Delaware no longer offers an open nematode assay service. Aphids In the fall, examine 1 linear foot of row in 10 sites; estimate the number of aphids per foot of row ...

A new agricultural threat is quickly spreading through Europe, and it's only a few millimeters long, according to Euractiv. Farmers in Germany are raising the alarm about a tiny insect, known as the ...

Small insects that damage corn crops are being reported in Oklahoma and Missouri fields for the first time this year. Corn leafhoppers are small, tan torpedo-shaped bugs about one-eighth of an inch ...