Gardens across America can turn into battlefields faster than expected when pests show up uninvited. Aphids, slugs, beetles, and caterpillars do not wait politely before they move in and start feeding ...

Insects do not just show up—they take over patios, gardens, and kitchens when conditions allow it. Many homeowners want a ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...

Scientists used a natural pine scent called pinene to chemically mimic food, easily overriding the natural avoidance ...

A large study shows that warming does not always increase pest insects. About half of insect populations grow while others ...

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 ...

Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, a new Yale study finds that garlic also functions as a de facto birth control for ...

Learn how to manage garden pests effectively with Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles, reducing pesticide use and ...

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 ...

Insect pests, such as maize stemborers and fall armyworm, increasingly challenge food production around the world. Huge demands for crops have meant agricultural systems have simplified and frequently ...

The widespread hypothesis that climate warming will result in unprecedented agricultural pest populations and cause food ...

Scientists have discovered a 100-million-year-old insect-killing toxin produced by Streptomyces bacteria, offering potential breakthroughs in pest control and antibiotic development. The proteins, ...