Crop Pests News Today

It’s a horror story unfolding in the west that could sweep across the country. Beware the shot-hole borer, an exotic pest that threatens our tree crops, plantations, urban forests and wild places.

Researchers have discovered a new nematode species that can protect crops without the use of pesticides. Learn more about the study findings and the potential of this nematode species for managing crop pests in warm, humid environments.

Despite its 500-million-year history, the plant-fungi alliance holds mysteries that, once unravelled, could revolutionise agriculture and ecosystem management.

Whether you farm or work with farmers, a program by the University of Minnesota Extension offers an opportunity to hear the latest university-based research and information about corn, soybean and

The severity of winter can impact crops for the next growing season, in particular crop diseases. Mandy Bish is a University of Missouri Extension specialist in field crop pathology, and

Conditions this year have been perfect for a cabbage white population boom, but you can do a few things to stop their caterpillars from shredding your plants.

Countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 degrees Celsius this century, the UN said Monday, warning "we are out of road".

Sugarbeet root maggot fly populations appeared to be peaking in fields near Grand Forks, North Dakota, and north to the Canadian border on June 6, 2023.

In the face of climate change, research shows it might be best not to put all one’s grapes in one basket.

Over hundreds of million years of evolution, ants have come up with some pretty smart solutions to problems of agriculture, navigation and architecture. People could learn a thing or two.