Most gardeners reach for the spray bottle the moment they spot a pest. But that reflex may be doing more harm than good, ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Bt cotton is a genetically modified crop that produces an insecticidal protein toxic to the devastating cotton bollworm pest, reducing the need for broad-based sprays that can kill beneficial ...

Breakthrough 'gene silencing' technique uses naturally occurring soil bacteria to kill specific crop-destroying pests without harming other insects or the environment. Non-toxic pest control could ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 2, 2021) Cover crops create habitat that draw in pest predators and help mitigate crop injury, finds research published in the journals Agroecosystems and Biological ...

Invasive insect species bring a host of health, social, ecological and economic consequences, including crop damage, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, ecosystem disruption, human disease ...

Capturing the full value of your soybean crop takes more than just harvesting them at the right time in the fall. Proper soybean storage is critical for protecting your hard-earned yield from ...

Agriculture department has advised that farmers growing maize should ensure the control of harmful pests in the spring maize crop during the current month. Assistant Director Plant Protection, Pest ...

Manitoba producers are being encouraged to stay sharp in the field this growing season as new insect concerns, resistant weeds, and shifting local conditions continue to complicate crop protection ...