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Summary diagram of the laser setup: 1 – transparent box containing cockroaches, 2 – Pi

Former UC San Diego graduate student Stephanie Gamez created this artistic depiction of genetics and

via Nature and Garden Using the “smell of fear” to protect crops and gardens from

Leaf cutting ants cause an estimated $8 billion damage each year to eucalyptus forestry in

UBC forestry professor Richard Hamelin preparing samples for analysis. Photo credit: Paul H Joseph/UBC A

via John Innes Centre A chemical-free pest control for farmers? A species of parasitic wasp

Ecological traps have the potential to effectively control pest species and inhibit the spread of

To slow the evolutionary progression of weeds and insect pests gaining resistance to herbicides and

One of the pests, the cotton bollworm, is widespread in Africa, Asia and Europe and

Hydrogel baits developed at UC Riverside could help homeowners and farmers control Argentine ants Scientists

Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want

Identifying stress hormones in insects can be a step towards environmentally friendly pesticides. Researchers from

South America is fighting a battle against tiger mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue fever

Scientists have discovered a key mechanism that drives a bacteria that kills male insects, a

Chemical triggers that make plants defend themselves against insects could replace pesticides, causing less damage