The sterile insect technique is an environmentally-friendly insect pest control method involving the mass-rearing and sterilization, using radiation, of a target pest, followed by the systematic ...

The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme carries out Research and Development activities (R&D) at the Insect Pest Control Laboratory located at the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratories in ...

Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.

This section contains information on a number of common insect pest species that can be found in UK homes and cause damage to food, furniture, clothes and plants. Each page offers information on how ...

From cockroaches and mosquitoes to termites, bed bugs, ants and mice, pests may be one of life’s little headaches.

Who runs the world? Insects! Just ask Doug Tallamy, New York Times best-selling author and one of your professors. Insects are "the little things that run the planet". Conserving insects is the first ...

Scientists turned discarded aloe vera waste peels into natural insecticides that may help protect crops, reduce pollution, ...

John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds ...

Things are starting to warm up in Georgia and the official start of spring is here. But homeowners should be aware of the ...