With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers offer evidence that the insect farming byproduct called ...

Demand for New Mexico green chile remains huge, but supply is shrinking and wholesale prices are climbing. The shortage is affecting farms, roasting operations and a $54.8 million state industry.

Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering economic losses in agriculture. To control some of these pests, scientists are ...

Invasive flower thrips, detected in Australia for the first time, are destroying millions of dollars' worth of berry crops.

APHIS will use the Caravans to carry and release sterile insects that help prevent the spread of destructive pests, including fruit flies. The environmentally friendly technique helps safeguard ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

Chelsea Dinterman grew up in rural Maryland where she was active in 4-H and FFA. She spent a year working for an agricultural newspaper in Southeast Kansas before joining the Successful Farming team ...

A new invasive insect has made its way to Minnesota and is now causing damage to certain vegetables and crops. The Swede midge is a small fly that infests cruciferous crops such as broccoli, cabbage, ...

Black soldier flies' larvae are remarkably efficient decomposers, capable of turning a wide range of organic materials into ...

Q. How do I know if my plants have thrips? My oranges have strange scars on the rind, but I can’t see any bugs. Thrips are tiny (around 1/20 inch long), slender insects that cause mostly cosmetic ...