"The results consistently show that in fields where resistance to Bt has evolved, the combination of Bt and RNA interference provides less protection from rootworm damage," said Bruce Tabashnik, lead ...

Mediterranean fruit flies, an agricultural pest, have been modified in a lab experiment so more males are born than females, reducing their numbers. The experiments suggest that the modification could ...

A CABI-led study has developed the first forecasting models targeting the larval stages of fall armyworm – using real-time earth observation data and pest occurrence within a farmers field, the models ...

Almost all of Africa's maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research. Scientists have highlighted how almost the entire African maize ...