Could weaponising odour, sound or microbes found naturally on crop leaves be the solution to some of the toughest pest challenges growers face?  From ...

Scientists are working to assess and control the two-spot cotton leafhopper, an invasive pest threatening cotton production.

At-plant decisions build framework for harvest and that includes Texas cotton grower Nathan King as he weighs his options.

The other key technology is a “recommendation engine” that uses the insight power for which AI is famous – looking at where ...

Whether it's a sudden dash across the garage or silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people. But ...

An interdisciplinary team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characteristics of spiders that may contribute to the unease.

An agricultural producer who also happens to be the reeve of the County of Stettler says he’s still hopeful the ban on ...

For many of us, food is something we buy at a supermarket or order at a café. We usually give little thought to the complex systems required to produce and deliver it—until they stop working. It's not ...

Having detected high infestation of mealybug, a sap-sucking insect pest, in mango orchards in and around Pollachi, Tamil Nadu ...

Insects can infest plants whether they're in the field, during transportation, or in storage, rendering large numbers of ...