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, ...

Termites can cause serious property damage. Learn why they enter your home, how to get rid of them, and when to call a pro.

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

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 ...

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...