Effective and environmentally sound pest management requires planning, vigilance and when needed, timely application of appropriate control measures. If you wait until a plant is nearly dead or ...

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, identified two proteins in spider mites, called Tet3 and Tet4, that elicit defense responses in plants. Notably, they found that the expression ...

Pesticides — even organic varieties — are not the safest, healthiest or most effective natural pest control options. The addition of certain plants from the list below to your garden or farm will ...

As global food demand continues to increase, effective pest control remains one of agriculture's most pressing challenges.

Gardening is one of those hobbies that is mastered only after a lot of trial and error. I grew up and lived in Southern California most of my life, and garden pests ...

We are losing the war on bugs. Every year, we dump 1 billion tons of insecticides on them; every year, they eat up to a fifth of the crops we grow. It’s a lose-lose scenario. Insecticides are ...

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The Asian citrus psyllid is about one-eighth of an inch long and can spread a bacteria that can kill citrus trees. California Department Of Food and Agriculture Special to The Bee All of Sacramento ...