A University of Missouri crop entomologist shares what pests to keep an eye out for in the 2026 growing season.

I have been a proponent of floating row cover for years. When placed on hoops over a vegetable crop, this lightweight fabric allows sunlight and moisture to pass through it and acts as a physical ...

Bifender SM is designed to provide growers with a flexible, in-season option for managing soil insect pressure in corn.

LOS ANGELES — Planting genetically modified, pest-resistant corn can provide a halo effect — offering protection from insects to nearby corn plants that have not been engineered to kill bugs, ...

Researchers already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but they didn't expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. Researchers discuss the benefits ...

Researcher Michael Bredeson tells attendees at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society conference in Fargo, North Dakota, that when farmers seed cover crops between corn rows, that can ...

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. But the population of insect pollinators is dropping in ...

Researchers designed a textile 'Plant Armor' that forces insects to navigate a maze-like path if they try to reach a plant. The design was more effective at blocking insects from reaching cabbage ...

The Pentagon is studying whether insects can be enlisted to combat crop loss during agricultural emergencies. The bugs would carry genetically engineered viruses that could be deployed rapidly if ...