In addition, nasturtiums are good trap plants for pest control, drawing the likes of aphids, flies, and flea beetles towards ...

Alberta research and U.S. commercialization show insect-killing nematodes may offer a practical, long-term solution for crop ...

Mid-summer is always a good time to watch out for crop pests. Take a quick pass around the farm to look for one of the most obnoxious weeds around, leafy spurge. My co-worker, Graig Reicks (SDSU ...

“Weather is always very influential on pest pressure, a lot of pests’ (emergence) time is heat unit based,” says Missy Bauer of B&M Crop Consulting.. Farm Journal Field Agronomists Ken ...

Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields, but more extensive measures may require ...

A major UK study shows that nature-friendly farming can boost yields and biodiversity - but long-term success depends on ...

Late-blight spore counts dropped sharply over the past week and there are still no confirmed cases in Maine,” Extension scientists said.

The use of artificial intelligence is expanding, taking on agricultural pests to help farmers protect their crops. University ...

In Tuesday's Home Grown report the local University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and the Arizona Pest Management Center ...

Both the human thieves, rats and squirrels reduce farm yields. Locusts, caterpillars, and leaf miners eat the leaves and ...

Late blight is a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, and can cause widespread crop destruction. The disease ...

Justin McMechan, University of Nebraska crop protection and cropping systems specialist, wrote the following for the UN’s ...