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

This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll check our garden for disease and insect pests. This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll check our garden for disease and insect pests. Host Kim Todd and the panel of ...

Backyard Farmer will give some insect identification tips and more This week on Backyard Farmer we get some insect identification tips and hear about a young boy’s passion for gardening. In addition ...

Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there are fewer insects than there used to be. Both the combined weight (what scientists call biomass) and diversity of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As researchers who study how domesticating animals changes their genes, we believe that recognizing the vulnerabilities that come ...

Insect and weed control planning is starting for farmers now that planting is wrapping up. Leica Geosystems is capitalizing on the shift of focus from planting to maintenance. The company is combining ...

Hotter, drier summers mean grasshopper and Mormon cricket swarms are more frequent and more devastating to Oregon crops than ever, leading farmers and ranchers to collaborate with state and local ...

While farmers have the capacity to drive species conservation worldwide, their true potential is yet to be fully realized. An international team of researchers shows how this can change. The ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. What is the life of a cricket worth? Besides being big business, insect farms also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Insects form the base of many food chains and pollinate both wild plants and cultivated crops. Here, a bee works on a flower in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) As researchers who study how domesticating animals changes their genes, we believe ...