Researchers already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but they didn't expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. Researchers discuss the benefits ...

I have been a proponent of floating row cover for years. When placed on hoops over a vegetable crop, this lightweight fabric allows sunlight and moisture to pass through it and acts as a physical ...

Late fall and early winter is the ideal timeframe for making corn seed treatment decisions for the upcoming growing season. As you consider available options, you’ll want to keep in mind factors such ...

As U.S. farmers continue to battle broadleaf weeds and grasses increasingly difficult to control, companies have been on a quest to identify solutions. But finding and bringing new modes of action ...

For home gardeners and farmers, herbivorous insects present a major threat. The predator insects that feed on these bugs emit odors that pests can sense, which changes the pests' behavior and ...

Researcher Michael Bredeson tells attendees at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society conference in Fargo, North Dakota, that when farmers seed cover crops between corn rows, that can ...

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. But the population of insect pollinators is dropping in ...

Two schools of thought are emerging about farmers’ use of crop protection products, such as pesticides, this growing season. And they’re at either end of the spectrum. One school says farmers will use ...

The Pentagon is studying whether insects can be enlisted to combat crop loss during agricultural emergencies. The bugs would carry genetically engineered viruses that could be deployed rapidly if ...