A few dark specks on a sheet, windowsill, or skirting board can make an ordinary room feel suddenly suspect. The reaction is usually immediate and deeply familiar. Disgust arrives first, closely ...

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Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects. First published in 2012, the latest edition became ...

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AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

Economic thresholds are one of the most trusted tools in insect management. They help growers decide when pest populations justify treatment before economic injury occurs. The concept is foundational ...

Extension entomologist Ben Thrash reveals which soybean insects threaten yields and which farmers can safely ignore in new pest guide.

Advances in genomics and RNA-based technologies are reshaping strategies for insect pest management by enabling the identification and exploitation of ...