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Invasives have largely wiped out the American chestnut and elm, caused “hell” with the beech, and are now wreaking havoc on ...
There are a wide array of other ants besides carpenter ants, winter ants and fire ants – Massachusetts has plenty. Meet the ...
A scholar at Virginia Tech is conducting research using a fungus to control populations of corn earworm -- one of the world's ...
One of the world’s most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, Lentinula edodes - or shiitake - has a lesser-known British ...
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are well known for their role in controlling insect pests, primarily through cuticle penetration ...
Many plants in Texas landscapes are suitable hosts for aphids, including bedding plants, ash, barberry, boxelder, crape myrtle, jasmine, flowering almond, gardenia, hibiscus, hydrangea, mountain ash, ...
Enormous red-eyed insects are swarming a dozen states this spring for a sex-filled rampage after emerging for the first time ...
Sex-crazed cicada Brood XIV will be emerging from their subterranean sleep pods extra hungry for love thanks to the spread of a zombie fungus.
The Last Of Us has mad audiences wary of eating mushrooms, but how realistic are the cordyceps spores shown on the hit HBO ...
Scientists find a hidden fungus in UK grasses that could help farmers fight pests, drought, and reduce chemical use. Could it be the future ...
Corn earworms are one of the most economically harmful pests in North America, and they can quickly become resistant to ...