A few dark specks on a sheet, windowsill, or skirting board can make an ordinary room feel suddenly suspect. The reaction is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stink bug larvae on houseplant leaf. Indoor plants are precious, so when they seem poorly, it’s good to have accurate houseplant ...

Iowa State's Arti Singh is leading a project that builds on the Pest-ID web-based tool that helps farmers across Iowa and ...

Technology that was first used to distinguish healthy tissues from cancerous ones in humans has been successfully used to identify insects. Every year insect pests cause massive economic damage in ...

Even people with little horticultural experience can use the Wyoming Crop Pests app to identify common pests, such as these green peach aphids on a broccoli leaf. (Scott Schell Photo) University of ...

Spring is often synonymous with allergies, especially in New England, where pollen counts surge dramatically with the blooming of trees, grasses and flowers. Yet, allergy symptoms like sneezing, ...

Angela Mech, assistant professor of Entomology at University of Maine, has been leading the research for the i-Tree pest predictor. Mech specializes in invasive forest insects. University of Maine ...

Extension and their certified Master Gardeners offer “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series.” The series, online this year via Zoom, is for anyone who wants to garden – those with big yards, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In late August, there is a vast assortment of insect action in our gardens, and it is worth a listen and a watch to see what is happening. The cicadas are ...

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