If you decide to use a pesticide, select one that is effective against the pest you are aiming to control and that poses the ...

In 2015, Professor Gervásio Silva Carvalho of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) in the South ...

One way to keep from getting eaten is to run. But recent research shows that sometimes it's better to just hide. One way to keep from getting eaten is to run. But recent research at the University of ...

Researchers from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada are working with nanotechnology and RNA to develop new pest insect control methods.

As global population rises and finite resources dwindle, farmers need new, more sustainable ways to control pests. Now, ecologists have found a safe, sustainable and cost-effective new pest control.

Species typically evolve over the course of eons, but researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a way to do it in less than a year. A team of scientists led by Mike Smanski, Ph.D., in ...

Homeowners use a variety of means to control the plant and insect pests in their landscape: chemicals, mechanical removal, and physical barriers, to name a few. A not so commonplace practice is ...

Despite the importance of GoF modifications, they have sometimes faced misplaced concerns or opposition that could lead to their being overregulated or even banned.

Scientists have mapped the genomes for three kinds of parasitic wasps, providing a new genetic model system based on the Nasonia genus. The availability of these genome sequences will aid the analysis ...

Buzzing with excitement, the “fly people” swarmed into Chicago this week to hear the latest news about an unsung hero of science: the humble fruit fly. The public may see the insect mainly as a ...