A government-funded campaign has begun spraying insecticides and biological agents on 240,000 acres of Maine's North Woods infested with spruce budworm, a voracious forest pest that killed millions of ...

While not toxic to people or most animals, pesticides to protect spruce and fir trees against budworm could also hurt the ...

Industrial fermentation using bacteria, yeast and other microbes to produce specific products has the potential to reduce ...

SIDDIPET: Industrial agriculture’s addiction to monocultures and pesticides has left farms sterile and ecosystems broken.

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

CSIRO scientists helped develop this insect-resistant cotton variety, using a gene derived from a soil bacteria, Bacillus ...

A new study from Michigan State University shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a ...

Dietary supplements form an increasing part of the American diet, yet broadly applicable multiresidue pesticide methods have not been evaluated for many of these supplements. A method for the analysis ...

MSU has a satellite uplink/LTN TV studio and Comrex line for radio interviews upon request.Why this matters:Too much of a specific type of Bt corn — ...

Sod webworms are common lawn pests that require proper management. Learn to identify signs of sod webworm damage and the best ...

A new study shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a tough insect -- the corn rootworm -- especially in the eastern U.S. Corn Belt states may be causing more harm ...