Syngenta has announced the names of three foliar-applied insecticide brands for its in-season insect management portfolio in ...

Corn leafhoppers, invasive herbivorous insects, are capable of spreading the pathogenic corn stunt disease. David Kerns, an extension entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife, reported in an April 1 ...

The physical structure of corn plants — including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden tassel branches — makes a big difference for yield.

Last year’s growing season brought to Kansas a new disease to corn, corn stunt spiroplasma and its associated vector the corn leafhopper insect. It was confirmed in 26 counties in 2024.

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In Bangladesh, honeybee populations are dwindling as unaware farmers use insecticides, particularly neonicotinoids, which disrupt their foraging and survival. Experts are seriously concerned about ...

The scientists examined 16 adult female specimens of the insect collected from amber originally found in the Kachin region of northern Myanmar. Based on an analysis of its physical characteristics ...

This photo provided by Qiong Wu in March 2025 shows an ancient wasp, preserved in amber from Myanmar, whose back end resembles a Venus flytrap plant. (Qiong Wu via AP) ...

A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched Its Prey NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus ...

When mosquitoes ingest blood containing ivermectin, it shortens the insect's lifespan and helps decrease the spread of malaria. However, ivermectin has its own issues. Not only is it ...

Insecticides may help growers hoping to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they also may contribute to a larger amount of some weeds, according to a new study. Insecticides may help ...

Most of the blame went to buprofezin, a growth-regulator-based insecticide used to control mealybugs, leafhoppers and pear psylla, but carbaryl was one of the insecticide residues detected during ...