Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar ...

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is one of the world’s most destructive crop pests. It has developed resistance to many chemical and biological pesticides, and the estimated global cost of ...

Tony Shelton, Cornell professor of entomology, discusses how the Oxitec Diamondback Moth could provide an innovative solution to sustainable pest control—without the use of insecticide. with the ...

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 ...

Scientists have released a "self-limiting," genetically engineered moth in hopes of curbing crop damage. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) can absolutely wreck brassicas—a plant genus that ...

Across the southern United States, a predator hides among the cacti. The cactus moth, scientific name Cactoblastis cactorum, is an invasive species that destroys prickly pear cacti from Florida to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects genetically engineered to die before they can reproduce. It’s a pesticide-free ...

As part of an international consortium, researchers have sequenced one of the first genomes of a moth from the superfamily Noctuoidea: Spodoptera frugiperda, or armyworm. This crop pest -- until now ...

Insect experts across the nation agreed to change the name of a common invasive pest to end the longtime use of an ethnic slur. The Entomological Society of America on Wednesday, March 2, announced ...

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 ...