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On Balance, Some Neonicotinoid Pesticides Could Benefit Bees

November 28, 2019

New research on one of the permitted neonicotinoids indicates it effectively controls pests and might even help bees...

Researchers Highlight Progress and Challenges of Phloem Research

November 12, 2019

Phloem-feeding insects and pathogens cause tremendous economic losses worldwide and represent some of the most difficult pest...

Sounds of Mosquito Mating Rituals Could Lead to Quieter Drones

November 8, 2019

Research could also lead to nontoxic method using sound to diminish mosquito breeding

Why Have so Many New Diseases Developed in the Bagged Salads Sector?

November 7, 2019

As this industry grows dynamically, so does the number of new diseases

Research Highlights Importance of Crop Competition as a Weed Control Strategy

November 5, 2019

Nonchemical approaches to weed management are growing in importance

Photosynthesis Olympics: Can the Best Wheat Varieties Be Even Better?

October 18, 2019

Scientists found that the best performing wheat varieties were more than 30 percent better than the worst performing ones and...

Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains

October 11, 2019

A researcher at Princeton University shows that pesticide companies lobby for stricter standards on their less profitable pro...

Scientists Discover New Antibiotic in Tropical Forest

October 8, 2019

Findings may lead to 'plant probiotic' and new antibiotics for agriculturally important plants

Complete Genome of Devastating Soybean Pathogen Assembled

October 4, 2019

Asian soybean rust has a devastating impact on soybean, an internationally important crop with 381 million tons produced glob...

Researchers Continue Work on Saving Guacamole’s Key Ingredient

September 19, 2019

A team of researchers at University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have been at ground zero of a pest...

Could Biological Clocks in Plants Set the Time for Crop Spraying?

August 19, 2019

Recent discovery provides an opportunity to reduce the quantity of herbicides used, saving farmers time, money, and redu...

Artificial Intelligence Helps Banana Growers Protect the World's Favorite Fruit

August 13, 2019

Ai is becoming a first line of defense against crop diseases and pests that can potentially destroy their harvests...

Knowing Berry Pests' Varied Diets May Help Control Them

August 12, 2019

Recent research results may help curb pest populations by encouraging growers to limit access to certain non-fruit food ...

Worm Pheromones Protect Major Crops, Scientists Find

July 31, 2019

Compounds from roundworms have the potential to save billions of dollars and increase global agricultural sustainability...

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...

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