Recent helicopter flights over the Potomac River are part of an ongoing effort to both better understand and more effectively control the black fly population, swarms of which have been a nuisance to ...

In the insecticide wars, GMOs have so far been a force for good Plants engineered to produce their own bug-killing toxins really have helped farmers cut the use of nastier chemical insecticides.

There's nothing worse than bugs wreaking havoc on a garden you've put so much work into. It can surely give you a headache.

The widespread use of Bt crops reduces the outbreaks of certain targeted pests and the need for insecticide use, leading to enhanced biocontrol of other potential pest species in the Bt crops ...

With Bt crop acreage increasing worldwide, incorporating enhanced understanding of observed patterns of field-evolved resistance into future resistance management strategies can help to minimize ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Planting Bt corn fence row to fence row could potentially eliminate it from farmers' list of options for pest control, two Purdue University entomologists warn. The corn is ...

The world's most widely used organic insecticide, a plucky bacterium known as Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt for short, requires the assistance of other microbes to perform its insect-slaying work ...

Most insecticides will also kill the helpers, so follow directions and use in moderation. As warming temperatures arrive, ...

A Perfect Storm for Increased Insect Pressure in Corn Several factors converge making corn rootworm, black cutworm and true armyworm a high concern this season.

Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 21, 2023) Into the annals of “entropic methods of agricultural pest control” arrives recent research showing that pests are, unsurprisingly, developing resistance to a ...