The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture plays a key role in the dissemination of nuclear and related technology information ...

Corn rootworm larvae chew on and tunnel into the roots of corn plants, which can sever primary and secondary roots. A new insect control tool from Syngenta, Plinazolin, is now registered by the U.S.

Creamy-colored and just a couple of centimeters long, the cotton bollworm doesn’t look like much. But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat. Females can lay ...

Mothballs only help prevent spiders by keeping one of their food sources (moths) away. Here's how experts actually recommend ...

Syngenta, Greensboro, North Carolina, recently announced that its latest insect control tool, PLINAZOLIN technology, has received registration from the Environmental Protection Agency and is available ...

Your Pet's Food Bowl Is a Bug Magnet Leaving pet bowls out in the open, indoors or out, can turn into an unintentional ...

Planthoppers and leafhoppers not only feed on rice plants but also act as highly efficient vectors for plant viruses, causing ...

Paul-andré Calatayud is employed by IRD and is a visiting scientist at icipe. He receives funding for his research from both IRD and icipe. Sevgan Subramanian receives funding from icipe and the ...