Discussing the use of pesticides in the garden can generate strong reactions in some gardeners. Used properly, pesticides can be helpful, but if overused or used improperly, they can be harmful to the ...

Growers’ improved sustainability is the result of some $89 million in research funded by the Almond Board of California since ...

In an effort to identify the circumstances under which chemical pesticides might be required in future pest management, the committee received input from experts during the information-gathering phase ...

X, Inc. and explored the company’s mission to develop natural alternatives to traditional chemical-based products, with a ...

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By Anna Weekes Insects like fall armyworm or mealybugs can decimate food and commercial crops; like their counterparts ...

A team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an innovative green pesticide formulation that could make pest control safer and ...

A Chilean field study found that conventionally managed lettuce farms sprayed seven to nine times per cycle supported fewer ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive agricultural pest, which first hit West Africa in 2016 and quickly spread across the continent ...