Learn about the study of insects, known as entomology. This article covers its branches, historical significance, and why ...

Iowa State University researchers are developing an AI-powered pest identification app designed to put fast and reliable ...

Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects. First published in 2012, the latest edition became ...

Managing pests and diseases can be a particularly tricky piece of the vegetable farming puzzle, and can leave growers with ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

Provides dichotomous key and illustrations that provide identification of common arthropods to the order/class level. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Details insect ...

Extension and their certified Master Gardeners offer “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series.” The series, online this year via Zoom, is for anyone who wants to garden – those with big yards, ...

The insect family Tephritidae includes many invasive pest species of major agricultural and economic importance and there is an urgent need to develop and apply the sterile insect technique (SIT) ...

Parasitic wasps of the genus Trichogramma are among the smallest insects in the world—yet they play an important role in ...

Ion channels in the nervous system are among the most important targets for insecticides. Understanding the structure of the channels is key for the identification of novel species-specific binding ...