For decades, most control efforts to manage insects that damage crops, affect livestock production or transmit diseases to people depended on insecticides. However, growing concerns about their risks ...

Using insects such as wasps to control agricultural pests remains a resilient method, despite resistance increasing, a new University of Stirling study has shown. The study found that, although some ...

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The state’s proposals to introduce two insects statewide to combat invasive plants cleared another hurdle with two final environmental assessments finding the release of the two species will have no ...

Rats inside walls create stress and damage homes within a short time. They chew wires, wood, and pipes every day. Their ...

Healthier herds with reduced production losses due to flies and insect pests can come from better management, but tools, control methods and practical guidance when it comes to pest control, can play ...

CRISPR gene-editing technology represents hope for controlling the grapevine-killing glassy-winged sharpshooter. Scientists have demonstrated that this technology can make permanent physical changes ...

New research is shining a light on one of genetics' enduring puzzles—how the workings of the so-called "selfish gene" could be harnessed to control harmful insect populations. By understanding the ...

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