Creamy-colored and just a couple of centimeters long, the cotton bollworm doesn’t look like much. But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat. Females can lay ...

The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture plays a key role in the dissemination of nuclear and related technology information ...

A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist is studying how a combination of beneficial insects can help control the pests in greenhouses. Erfan Vafaie, AgriLife Extension program specialist ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

From mosquitoes to termites, these summer pests can cause serious damage. Learn the warning signs and affordable ways to keep ...

Insects have changed very little over the millions of years they’ve spent evolving. The more interesting story may be why so many of our responses to them have remained the same. Many of the pests we ...

Early- and mid-season insects in cotton crops are one of many threats growers face that can significantly impact lint yield and fiber quality. Applying integrated pest management (IPM) principles ...

Insect pests, such as maize stemborers and fall armyworm, increasingly challenge food production around the world. Huge demands for crops have meant agricultural systems have simplified and frequently ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Early humans and first encounters with insect pests -- 3. Caves, villages and organized agriculture -- 4. Early cities and urban environments -- 5. Pest status of insects in the ...