Pollinating insects are important for agriculture and ecological flourishing, but they are difficult to monitor, as ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

Iowa State University researchers are developing an AI-powered pest identification app designed to put fast and reliable ...

Managing pests and diseases can be a particularly tricky piece of the vegetable farming puzzle, and can leave growers with ...

Provides dichotomous key and illustrations that provide identification of common arthropods to the order/class level. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Details insect ...

Entomology is a branch of zoology that is specialized in the study of insects. This discipline deals with insect behavior, ...

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 ...

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, ...

The insect family Tephritidae includes many invasive pest species of major agricultural and economic importance and there is an urgent need to develop and apply the sterile insect technique (SIT) ...

Ion channels in the nervous system are among the most important targets for insecticides. Understanding the structure of the channels is key for the identification of novel species-specific binding ...