Garden pests come in all shapes and sizes, but this one is one of the tiniest, hardest to spot, and most damaging to your ...

Deborah Niemann, the owner of Thrifty Homesteader, hails crop rotation as a fantastic way to combat squash vine borers and other zucchini pests that also overwinter in the soil and emerge in spring.

If you see these insects, stow the Raid, as they can help with pest control and pollination, and even the most lethal-looking ...

The researchers studied the Lygus bug, a common cotton pest in California. (Scott Loarie/ iNaturalist) Insect infestations pose danger to humans by destroying crops, spreading disease, and damaging ...

Soybeans, sorghum and other crops don’t tend to have the common wireworm insecticide seed treatment, he adds. If you have high wireworm samples, make sure you select seed with that protection.

Chemical-free pesticides and integrated pest management are the need of the hour to limit the damage to the environment while ...

A corn earworm caterpillar vegetating on an ear of corn. A new study from N.C. State University shows how the temperature of soil could help farmers predict the spread of certain common crop pests.

Another common slack is rushing to the agro-vet a day or week too late. If you are controlling a disease that has affected more than five per cent of your crop, you are trying to manage a crisis.

While the pest is troublesome, there is no actual economic threshold. If you have extensive slug damage that reduces your crop stand, he says, replanting might be necessary.

Another common slack is rushing to the agro-vet a day or week too late. If you are controlling a disease that has affected more than five per cent of your crop, you are trying to manage a crisis.