Tea bags make more than just a great cuppa, they can also be a fantastic way to rid your garden of irritating pests like ...

Overuse of chemical pesticides has driven resistance in agricultural pests, including the adaptable two-spotted spider mite. Researchers have discovered novel elicitor proteins, Tet3 and Tet4, in mite ...

RNAi – functions specifically to silence, or deactivate, genes. Among other applications, it promises to be groundbreaking as ...

Discover nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases that could also combat mosquitoes and their transmission of malaria.

East Texas agricultural professionals and pesticide applicators will have the opportunity to earn essential continuing education units (CEUs) at the upcoming Pineywoods CEU Conference on April 4. Host ...

Farmers and landholders have often viewed the parasite as a pest trying to kill their trees. But mistletoe has sacred connotations in other parts of the world. Pagan cultures in Europe viewed ...

Like mosquitoes, ticks are more seasonal than some parasites, but even a few warm days layered in with the cold can make some of these pests appear and wreak havoc. So, the moral of this story is ...

Spring migration is underway, raising biosecurity risks for poultry. Producers should evaluate and possibly ramp up ...

A new study conducted by CNRS researchers on the combined use of sunscreen and an insect repellent that is among the best ...

With honey bees facing multiple threats, Jessy O'Keefe looks to give the valuable insects a helping hand one hive at a time.