pest management
A 2014 survey of 200 fields in 22 South Dakota counties showed that approximately 30 fields in 18 counties had signs of sudden death syndrome
New insights offer new targets for controlling these pests
Finding opens the door for much broader participation in citizen science
Because jumping spiders consume most small agricultural pests, growers can avoid using some chemical treatments on their crops
The two-year project assessed insect populations in cornfields on 53 farms in eastern South Dakota
A novel insecticide targets a specific gene in a pest, killing only that bug species on crops and avoiding collateral damage to beneficial insects caused by today’s pesticides.
Berkeley Lab and USDA research could lead to new ways to fight beetle that devastates coffee crops worldwide.
A collaborative experiment involving a Kansas State University biochemist may mark the beginning of an effective, environmentally friendly plant-based method of insect control.
Purdue University researchers have discovered a microbial-like pathway in plants that produces phenylalanine, an amino acid that is a vital component of proteins in all living organisms.
