As agriculture in the United States evolves, it’s becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation. Ecological ...

Producers need to scout for both the usual and unusual suspects. “We do have several different treatments that take care of certain pests, but this year we have lots of pests that aren’t usually seen ...

Several K-State Research and Extension publications related to insect management in Kansas were recently updated and are ...

The Midwest’s cold winters play an important role for farmers: They prevent devastating crop pests such as corn earworms and corn borers from becoming established in their fields. Corn earworm pupae, ...

ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2021 — For home gardeners and farmers, herbivorous insects present a major threat to their hard work and crop yields. The predator insects that feed on these bugs emit odors that ...

(CN) – Resistance to crops that have been genetically modified to kill pests is surging, according to a study that examines 20 years of data. In 2016 alone, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 ...

One of the great purported boons of GMOs is that they allow farmers to use fewer pesticides, some of which are known to be harmful to humans or other species. Bt corn, cotton, and soybeans have been ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 19, 2020) A new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) finds that crop diversity in commercial agriculture is just as essential to ...