Foresters are using parasitoids to reduce the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle, following the lead of many states to ...

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When the summer sun shines into the living room, many windows are open or ajar: the ideal entryway for the common housefly! For this article, myHOMEBOOK looked into how to prevent the pest from ...

Plant pests and diseases are responsible for major global crop losses, posing serious threats to food security and sustainable agriculture. Traditional ...

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has announced a significant breakthrough in its fight against the destructive red-striped soft-scale insects (RSSI) that have infested 2,932.13 hectares of ...

Controlling soybean insects this fall makes spring management more effective. Learn how to combat soybean aphid and bean leaf ...

A team that includes Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how ...

I hate to break it to you, but just like your calendar can’t tell you the best time to harvest, it won’t provide you the ...

Native grass species serve as vital germplasm resources and have evolved impressive traits like drought, cold, disease, and ...

Deer browsing is easy to spot by the distinct height at which plants are defoliated, right up to where the deer can reach. Trees and shrubs can end up looking like palm trees or lollipops, with all ...

Gardeners can use a system called growing degree days to time pest control and planting more effectively. GDD measures heat accumulation to predict when plants and insects reach key stages of ...