A new treatment which switches moth's GENDERS is set to be unleashed in the hope it'll stop their out-of-control breeding. The weird new programme, which changes the sexual habits of moths and breaks ...

New biological insecticides have emerged in recent years which make use of so-called "entomopathogenic" viruses that are harmful to insects, in particular the baculovirus. To identify the virus in ...

Moths are among the most feared invasive insect pest species. They are the major damaging pests of annual and perennial fibre and food crops, forest products and stored food commodities throughout the ...

Dispensers that interfere with the male moth’s sex impulse, right, are placed in the area affected by the infestation Credit: Photo: Alamy A new weapon in the battle against moths has been unveiled as ...

Five years ago, after a retired University of California professor found a light brown apple moth in his Berkeley backyard, the state and federal government responded with a blitzkrieg. Warning that ...