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I tested 8 popular plug-in models to see which ones actually make a difference. After real-world use, a few stood out for ...

Bug zappers have long been touted as one of the most effective and affordable forms of pest control. In reality, most of them ...

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 ...

When the weather heats up, local pest experts say bugs like ants and roaches start looking for cooler spots, including homes.

An international research team led by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the Joint FAO/IAEA Center of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture has identified the gene responsible for a ...

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 ...

These pairings deter destructive pests while welcoming pollinators and other beneficial insects.

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

A pernicious agricultural pest owes some of its success to a gene pilfered from its plant host millions of years ago. Early work suggests that inhibiting this gene can render the whiteflies vulnerable ...

Insect pests, such as maize stemborers and fall armyworm, increasingly challenge food production around the world. Huge demands for crops have meant agricultural systems have simplified and frequently ...