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 ...

Strategically use certain vegetables in your garden to naturally deter pests and enhance your harvest without pesticides.

Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some ...

Arkansas’ rice crop this year is set to be the smallest in nearly 50 years. Drought, higher input costs, and lower commodity ...

Biodiversity loss is directly threatening human health and welfare, according to new research led by the University of ...

If current trends continue, farming income could fall by around 15% by 2030, with vitamin A and folate intake dropping by ...

Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of different insects pollinate. Insects visit flowers for many purposes, ...

What if farmers could see a pest outbreak coming before the insect ever had a chance to damage their crop? New research from ...

The combination of a mild winter and spring windstorms coupled with farmers’ cultural practices are creating the potential for increased insect pressure in corn this season. Though no alarms are ...

It sounds like science fiction: A research program funded by the U.S. government plans to create virus-carrying insects that, released in vast numbers, could help crops fight threats such as pests, ...

Corn leafhoppers are small insects that can damage corn crops. The bugs appeared farther north this year in Missouri and Oklahoma. A small insect carrying pathogens that can lead to corn stunt was ...