There are increasing reports of crop pests migrating north into the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says there’s been significant black cutworm moth and true ...

Sometimes the solution you need is right in your own backyard – or near it. Farmers who grow wheat and other grains have ...

Adult spotted lanternflies, usually seen between July and November, are about one inch long and one-half inch wide. The tan ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts ...

Insect populations are crashing worldwide. It’s not just farming. Scientists mapped 3,000 causes and found many ignored ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an impact, ...

Tiny flying robots could perform such useful tasks as pollinating crops inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while ...

Vicki Hird, a strategic agriculture lead for The Wildlife Trusts, described hoverflies as the "hidden heroes of our gardens and countrysides." She emphasised that regardless of their "shape, size, or ...

Comedy icon Robin Williams joked that reading Gary Larson's Far Side was like "watching a National Geographic special on ...

Anecdotal results show that plants are growing more quickly and with greater cellular structure when frass is applied to the ...

“Reducing hay waste and spreading/drying areas around finished bales is key to reducing stable fly numbers,” she says. “In ...