One of the pests, the cotton bollworm, is widespread in Africa, Asia and Europe and causes damage to over 100 crops, including corn, cotton, tomato and soybean. The damage and controlling th... Read more
UA researchers have discovered an unexpected strategy that can delay, and even reverse, the evolution of resistance by pests to genetically engineered crops. Insect pests that are rapidly ad... Read more
South America is fighting a battle against tiger mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue fever and the Zika virus. In Central Europe, wine and fruit growers fear another year of massiv... Read more
Inconsistent funding for research into the pests and diseases that threaten key crops leaves global food supplies vulnerable, according to a University of Minnesota-led report published in t... Read more
Park said he anticipates this neuron knockdown will help scientists develop targeted control methods for pest insects that would be environmentally safe. Kansas State University entomologist... Read more
Their study helps explain why one major pest is evolving resistance much faster than predicted and offers ideas for more sustainable pest control. The popular new strategy of planting geneti... Read more