The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food ...

Two Virginia Tech researchers (Jernigan & Sonoskie) found that in a 4-week greenhouse study, springtails reduced weed biomass ...

Insects play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystems and supporting life on Earth. While some insects damage crops, cause ...

Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects. First published in 2012, the latest edition became ...

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the ...

Bees and other insects leave behind tiny ‘footprints’ of environmental DNA on plants each time they visit, giving researchers a way of tracking where insects have been, and offering clues on how to ...

Insects are the most diverse species of animals living on earth with some being beneficial to plants and humans but there are detrimental insects that cause a lot of damage and yield loss in the ...

Pests are expected to eat and breed more, scientists say Rising global temperatures are leading to a boom in the number of insects devouring crops worldwide, and could cause future food shortages, ...

The 2025 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course will feature speakers covering topics from rice delphacid to ...

Good news for crop farmers this week with UK scientists discovering molecules they hope will confuse insects’ sense of smell and therefore their ability to detect plants – and each other. The ...

Insects already eat between 5 and 20 percent of the most important grain crops produced around the world — and new research finds that they could be responsible for even more crop damage in the near ...

Whether you're a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films—plastic sheets laid over ...