The eggs of the pest are the primary vector of Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, a devastating disease that costs the ...

Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

Rhode Island is mobilizing a small army of "tiny but mighty" bugs to help save its majestic hemlock trees. Brought into the Ocean State from Virginia, the predator beetles named Laricobius nigrinus ...

As we learned in my column last month, veganic gardener John Walker has impressive credentials. Following his time as a student gardener at the Birmingham (England) Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses ...

We all want to protect our veggies and fruits from pesky garden pests that ruin crops and spread diseases. While chemical control methods are the go-to option these days, experts agree that natural ...

From your backyard to nearby streams, a hidden world of venomous insects is far more dangerous than most people realize.

The catfish Silurus asotus was fed eight aquatic beetle species of varying body sizes of the families Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae, including Regimbartia attenuata, to examine their escape ...

These five zucchini companion plants can help repel pests, attract beneficial insects, and suppress weeds without pesticides.