Olive orchards in Andalusia, Spain. A review of 13 years of agricultural data collected by the Spanish government shows that pest populations are more stable and easier to predict and control in ...
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 ...
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 ...
AMES, Iowa – Fruit and vegetable growers who adopt organic agriculture practices forgo some of the commonly used tools conventional farmers use to fight pests and disease, but Iowa State University ...
Combining historical lessons with modern genetic technologies, scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to control and suppress populations of insects, potentially ...
If you're involved in Upper Midwest agriculture, you're familiar with increased attention on Integrated Pest Management. Now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated the National Road Map for ...
There are many ways to communicate with prospective romantic partners. If you are a Japanese scarab beetle, it's a matter of distinguishing left from right. New work from U.S. and Chinese scientists, ...
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Don wants natural products for pest management

A Professor of Agricultural Entomology at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Prof Elechi-Franca Asawalam, has advocated the use of organic materials in combating tiny ...
New facility produces and disperses sterile flies along Mexico border to protect U.S. cattle industry from New World screwworm.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have been inspecting rising numbers of cut flower shipments prior to Valentine's Day in Miami, Florida. Miami receives 90% of the cut flowers ...
Working dogs in California’s agricultural industry are getting much more than table scraps from the federal government, and for good reason — their noses are keeping weeds and pests out of state ...