Effectiveness of IGRs (insect growth regulators) puts a premium on understanding pest development and getting spray timing ...

I tested portable repellents, yard-wide systems, traps, and more. Some kept mosquitoes away; others mostly caught moths.

Orchards across Vermont are reporting a strong apple crop this season, but growers say producing pie-ready fruit takes modern ...

Sandahl believes an abandoned orchard bordering his property likely made the pear psylla insect and other pests worse on his farm. The neglected properties can harbor pests and diseases that spread ...

Washington State University Tree Fruit Extension will hold a hands-on workshop covering codling moth management at the WSU Smart Orchard in Moxee on July 31 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Along with ...

This reader's apples are showing classic symptoms of codling moth larvae damage, which happens when adult moths lay eggs on tiny developing fruits at the base of the flower petals at about the time ...

Known formerly as gypsy moth, the spongy moth was introduced to North America in an effort to create a silk industry. With no natural predators, its population exploded. Hoping to slow its spread in ...

Forget search engines, AI assistants, and smartphones—Google’s next release could be a swarm of millions of mosquitoes. Through its parent company Alphabet, Google is seeking federal approval to ...

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SHELBY COUNTY, Mo. — With the daylight minutes getting longer each day, the temperature is getting warmer too. So we can be planting warmer season vegetable and flowers. This weather helps with the ...

MADISON (WKOW) — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced it will begin aerial treatments for spongy moth in eight western Wisconsin counties this May as part ...