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, ...

As I mentioned in my last column about hibiscus, many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high maintenance choice ...

Scientists have discovered a 100-million-year-old insect-killing toxin produced by Streptomyces bacteria, offering potential breakthroughs in pest control and antibiotic development. The proteins, ...

In every backyard, park, and playground on Earth, the ground is teeming with a type of bacteria called Streptomyces—one of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gardeners worried about the safety of synthetic pest-control products sometimes turn to botanically derived compounds instead. But many of those also contain ...

Using native biological control alternatives is more environmentally friendly than importing other pest control agents." Known as entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN), the juvenile stage of these tiny ...

Cotton pests can impact yield and fiber quality. Learn how IPM strategies help growers protect crops all season long.

The problem of insect pests is not a new one, and there are many historical examples of the devastation they can inflict on both human health and agriculture worldwide. Over time, various efforts have ...

Scientists have discovered a 100-million-year-old bacterial toxin from Streptomyces that kills insects but is harmless to humans. The proteins, named Streptomyces antiquus insecticidal proteins (SAIPs ...

While carpet beetles don’t harm humans or pets directly, their larvae can cause mild skin irritation or allergic reactions.

Newark, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brainy Insights estimates that the USD 15.23 billion in 2020 global insect pest control market will reach USD 25.28 billion in 2030. The management or ...