These strategies make future GSS development faster, less complex and less resource intensive, significantly expanding the ...

When cold weather sets in, it’s tempting to assume pest problems go into hibernation along with the garden. Unfortunately, ...

Nematodes comprise a worm family so large it literally covers the earth. They range in size from less than a micron in length to as much as 26 feet. Worldwide interest has begun to focus on ...

For most humans, ants are a nuisance. But while you may fret about them munching on your meal, according to a new study, ants actually might help to protect our food from other insect pests. In a new ...

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 ...

Combining genetically engineered cotton plants that kill caterpillars with the controlled release of sterile moths from airplanes has produced a new and highly successful approach to dramatically ...

Dry-cured ham production, a tradition underpinned by both cultural heritage and high economic value, faces persistent challenges from insect pests. Mites, such as Tyrophagus putrescentiae, and beetles ...

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 ...

Be a friend to bees and other beneficial insects. Here, blooming buckwheat keeps bees busy. We often get calls asking where home gardeners can buy these beneficial insects. However, to prevent ...

With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment ...