Hairworms are parasites with a killing strategy so extreme it looks like mind control. After developing inside an insect host, the worm triggers behavioral changes that drive the victim toward water.

SCN costs soybean farmers more than $1 billion annually. Crop rotation and resistant-variety selection can help manage SCN.

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Cabbage doesn't have the best reputation, but we're here to change that. These are the mistakes to avoid when cooking with ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will disperse glow-in-the dark, sterile flies in Mexico, closer to the U.S. border, and in ...

Australia imported cane toads in 1935 to save sugarcane, but the plan failed and became one of the country’s worst ecological ...

Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist Alisson Santana targets invasive crop pests with integrated management research in South Texas.

Pest Program is proposing eradication projects for the spring of 2026 to eradicate spongy moth and Japanese beetle. The ...

Cabbage is easily one of the most versatile vegetables one can find in every household. It is a type of vegetable that comes with many layers of leaves, and with those layers come worms, insects and ...

Did our AI summary help? How do you cook your cabbage? Just chop and sauthe? Stop. Because of how this leafy brassica grows, packed tight with overlapping leaves, it can harbour soil, insects and even ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...