When you think of Australian animals, you are likely thinking of a cute koala or a kangaroo jumping around. What you don’t think of are the infestations of feral dogs, pigs, deer and rabbits. To ...

Crop pests can cause significant economic losses through reductions in crop or forage yield, impacts on harvestability, impacts on quality, and the cost of pest management. To reduce the likelihood of ...

Just think how much easier farming would be if pest threats never changed. Unfortunately, pests, and the products used to counter them, are constantly evolving (just like everything else about farming ...

Kathleen Kelley Anderson, a farm adviser for the University of California Cooperative Extension in Stanislaus County, examines a pluot tree for insect damage on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, near Modesto.

For most humans, ants are a nuisance. But while you may fret about them munching on your meal, according to a new study, ants actually might help to protect our food from other insect pests. In a new ...

A 5-year study conducted in 20 countries reveals that four different fruit flies — which cause incalculable damage to crops across Asia, Africa, the Pacific and parts of South America — are, in fact, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Agricultural pests that devour key food crops are advancing northwards in the US and ...

Pests like aphids and caterpillars cause huge destruction on crops if they are not eliminated in time. Pest control can be a headache if one is caught unaware. Here are some methods that can help you ...

ILHEUS, Brazil — The European foot-and-mouth epidemic offers few insights about agricultural devastation that Jose Bardaro doesn’t already have. An invisible airborne pest, a virtual organic neutron ...

LITTLE STINKERS: The brown marmorated stink bug is one of an increasing number of non-native insects that have invaded Western North Carolina. Lacking natural predators, the slow-moving, malodorous ...

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Small plastic cups dot the perimeter of Norris Farms’ expansive blueberry fields. They are homemade traps, hanging from barbed wire in order to catch winged pests with a ...