Many maple trees share a suite of important arthropod pests that have the potential to reduce the trees' economic and aesthetic value. Now a new open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management offers ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

As populations of wild turkeys have increased, the number of complaints about crop damage has also increased. However, a literature review which will be published in the June 2013 issue of Journal of Integrated Pe ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 05, 2013 not rated yet 0

Arnold van Huis is an expert on tropical insects specialised in pest management and biological control based at Wageningen University. He advocates growing insects as feed for livestock and for human consumption. Here, van ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 14, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

If the name fits, grow it: "Iron Lady" is the first tomato to resist three major fungal diseases—early blight, late blight and Septoria leaf spot—plaguing New York's growers for years. For farmers, this ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 15, 2013 not rated yet 1

New research on household pesticide contamination emphasizes the need for less reliance on pesticides and more emphasis on neatness, blocking cracks where insects can enter and other so-called "integrated ...

Chemistry - Other

Mar 13, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Murdoch University researchers have compiled a new field guide for the hardwood plantation industry which features more than 400 photographs of pests, diseases and nutrient deficiencies.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 24, 2013 not rated yet 0

An international research consortium, led by Fujian Agriculture, Forestry University (FAFU) and BGI, has completed the first genome sequence of the diamondback moth (DBM), the most destructive pest of brassica crops. This w ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jan 13, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org)—A tiny fruit fly, native to Asia, has become big trouble for raspberries, strawberries, cherries and blueberries coast to coast in the U.S. So Cornell researchers are zeroing in on ways to combat ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 07, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Their name is comical, but when crazy ants infest a neighborhood it's no laughing matter.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

To solve the acute, global problem of securing food resources for a continuously growing population, we must work constantly to increase the sustainability and effectiveness of modern agricultural techniques. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

A Virginia Tech researcher found sticky residue on a papaya leaf in Indonesia in the spring of 2008, a discovery that would help him save the livelihoods of thousands of farmers in Asia.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

Tadpole shrimp are pests of rice production systems in California and have recently been found impacting Missouri and Arkansas rice fields. The shrimp feed on rice seedlings and uproot them during foraging, ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

The apple flea weevil, a sporadic insect pest in the early 1900s, has reemerged as a severe pest in organic apple orchards in Michigan, where outbreak population levels have been observed since 2008, and ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 28, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—A Virginia Tech-managed research program, the Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program, has confirmed the presence of Tuta absoluta in Senegal, the first confirmation ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 28, 2012 not rated yet 0

The green stink bug is one of the most damaging native stink bug species in the United States. Stink bugs feeding on cotton, soybeans, tomatoes, peaches, and other crops can result in cosmetic damage as well ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 26, 2012 not rated yet 0