An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.

Abstract: Crop pest damage accrues to fifty per cent loss in yield which leads to severe monetary losses and an overall rise in farming costs. Understanding the complex processes by which the host ...

First of two parts How can you feed about 120 million Filipinos today if the farmers are going hungry themselves, barely able to reap the rewards from toiling their lands? Or when the population ...

In 2025, we debunked several myths that have become popular in contemporary food culture, ranging from the common social ...

Despite saying he would protect Americans from "harmful chemicals" such as pesticides, President Donald Trump and his administration seem to be embracing their use and have sought to bring in new ...

Fresno is the top county in California for the use of pesticides containing PFAS, which can contaminate drinking water, soil and produce, linked to various health issues, according to a new ...

New research by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has revealed the widespread use of harmful pesticides in California, as well as the counties that utilize them the most. The non-partisan, ...

Dr. Berg teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Last spring, it became clear to me that over half the students in my large general education lecture course had used artificial ...

Experts warn the indiscriminate use of insecticides by farmers in Bangladesh to protect their crops is harming beneficial honey bees, Mongabay contributor Sadiqur Rahman reported in March. Beekeeper ...

The box tree moth has been confirmed in West Virginia, continuing its rapid spread since its initial North American detection near Lake Ontario in 2021. The brown box tree moth has been confirmed in ...

Bacillus thuringiensis, also known as Bt, has been safely used against insects in organic agriculture for decades, yet many home gardeners aren’t familiar with it. Bt, a bacterium that exists ...