Even though farmers have been dealing with rice stink bugs as pests since the 1880s, entomologists are still getting to know ...

Bt cotton is a genetically modified crop that produces an insecticidal protein toxic to the devastating cotton bollworm pest, reducing the need for broad-based sprays that can kill beneficial ...

Invasive insect species bring a host of health, social, ecological and economic consequences, including crop damage, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, ecosystem disruption, human disease ...

Most gardeners reach for the spray bottle the moment they spot a pest. But that reflex may be doing more harm than good, ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Novozymes, the world’s largest industrial biotechnology company with U.S. headquarters in North Carolina, is branching out into “pest control agritechnology.” The Danish ...

The use of agricultural chemicals to control insect pests and diseases in crops is the most effective method. However, with the increase of lifestyle diseases like cancer linked to the use of ...

According to MarketsandMarkets™, the crop protection chemical market is estimated at USD 83.32 billion in 2025 and is ...

Farmers and gardeners are always chasing that delicate balance between lush, thriving crops and sneaky pests lurking in the soil. But skipping one of the oldest tricks in the book—crop rotation—can ...

Farmers in Telangana are installing wooden perches in paddy fields to attract birds that feed on crop pests. The practice, encouraged by agriculture officials and highlighted in a viral farming vlog, ...

A 2010 pilot effort to use the sterile insect technique (SIT) to control an endemic Mediterranean fruit fly pest population in the mandarin-growing region of the Neretva Valley in southern Croatia ...