As agriculture in the United States evolves, it’s becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation. Ecological ...

The Midwest’s cold winters play an important role for farmers: They prevent devastating crop pests such as corn earworms and corn borers from becoming established in their fields. Corn earworm pupae, ...

Q: I was reading that worldwide insect populations are declining at an alarming rate and that 40% of insect species face extinction in the next 10 to 15 years. Use of pesticides and climate change are ...

There's a surprising method of protecting houseplants from common pests, and it may already be hiding in your medicine ...

Funding for this research was provided to Gregg Howe by the Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University. Nathan Havko receives funding from the Michigan State University Plant Resilience ...

Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering economic losses in agriculture. To control some of these pests, scientists are ...

A new threat is putting pressure on the Texas citrus industry, which is already struggling with water scarcity, citrus ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

As agriculture in the United States evolves, it's becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation. Ecological ...