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Bedbugs Evolved More Than 100 Million Years Ago—and Walked the Earth with T. Rex

May 17, 2019

Bedbugs rank high among the list of most unwanted human bedfellows, but until now, little was known about when they first ori...

Study First to Show Processes Determining Fate of New RNA Pesticides in Soils

March 1, 2019

Researchers find that clinging to soil particles slows degradation in new, gene-silencing pesticide

New Study Explains Antibiotic Resistance in Apple, Pear Disease

April 25, 2018

Farmers are turning to new antibiotics, but it's widely acknowledged that it's only a matter of time before bacteria become r...

Researchers Develop First Gene Drive Targeting Worldwide Crop Pest

April 19, 2018

Innovation establishes method to control invasive fly that deposits eggs in fruit crops, causing millions in damage

Scientists Team Up to Research Plight of Honeybees

April 12, 2018

Estimates on the impact of colony collapse disorder put a more than 50 percent decline on the bee population at various sites...

A Vaccine for Edible Plants? A New Plant Protection Method on the Horizon

April 6, 2018

Plant diseases and pests cause considerable crop losses and threaten global food security

Dry the Weeds, Keep the Crops

April 5, 2018

Scientists are studying alternative tools for weed management. One such tool is propane-fueled flame weeding

Ragweed Casts Shade on Soy Production

March 28, 2018

Weed more than nuisance for soybean

Research Reveals a New Direction for Halting the Citrus Greening Epidemic

March 27, 2018

Citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing, is a serious disease dramatically affecting citrus production all over the worl...

Forty Years of Data Quantifies Benefits of Bt Corn Adoption across Multiple Crops for the First Time

March 13, 2018

Myriad benefits include 90 percent suppression of pests, severely limited spraying and damage to crops

Colorado Potato Beetle Genome Gives Insight into Major Agricultural Pest

January 31, 2018

Managing the beetle costs tens of millions of dollars every year, but this is a welcome alternative to the billions of dollar...

Researchers Awarded USDA Grant to Develop an Innovative Approach to Pest Control

January 30, 2018

WVU scientists are working to combat a critical issue concerning piercing-sucking pests that serve as carriers of plant ...

Robotic Weeders: Coming to a Farm near You?

January 10, 2018

Technology provides alternative to herbicides, hand-weeding

Agricultural Fungicide Attracts Honey Bees, Study Finds

January 9, 2018

"The bees are not only not avoiding this fungicide, they're consuming more of it at certain concentrations," researcher says...

New Study Identifies Genetic Basis for Western Corn Rootworm Resistance in Maize

December 12, 2017

Populations of the destructive pest have stopped responding to insecticides and the genetically modified corn hybrids de...

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