Dubbed a "global challenge" by plant scientists, the fall armyworm is a highly destructive pest that primarily targets corn.

China has initiated cooperation with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative in combating major transboundary crop pests and diseases ...

Kerns said pyrethroid-based pesticide applications are typically the go-to control method because they are low cost, but they ...

Ghana is at the forefront of a significant initiative to tackle the invasive fall armyworm pest, as African countries gather ...

His first dream was to become a medical doctor but as destiny would have it, Oyege did not make it to medical school and ...

No doubt, Nigeria has distinguished itself among other developing nations in progress in using technology to advance food ...

To help solve onion infestation, science researchers are eyeing the potential of bamboo as an organic pesticide to help control armyworm and cutworm attacking onion plantations. The Department of ...

To help solve onion infestation, science researchers are eyeing the potential of bamboo as an organic pesticide to help control armyworm and cutworm attacking onion plantations. PL acts as a ...

Nigel Raine and Sabrina Rondeau have found that bumblebee queens are more likely to hibernate in soil contaminated with pesticides than in clean soil—for reasons they still don't quite understand.

Indian-origin ninth grade student Sirish Subash won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2024 for developing an AI-powered handheld pesticide detector, earning a USD 25,000 prize. His innovative device, ...

while the use of pyroligneous liquid presents an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chemical pesticides, according to the agency. DOST said onion armyworm and cutworm are the ...

The federal pesticide regulator collaborated with an agrochemical giant to undermine research by a prominent Canadian scientist to stave off an impending ban of a class of pesticides harmful to human ...