Spring has arrived and you may soon be buying plants at a nursery. Do be on the lookout for those labeled “Pollinator Friendly” or those with images of a bee or butterfly. That tells you pollinators ...
Researchers are looking at a way to genetically modify soybeans to prevent damage from aphids. If successful, soybeans will carry in-plant protection from aphids, similar to the way genetically ...
Pesticide safety is extremely important. If the directions on the label are followed, both the applicator and the environment ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Corn growers have a battery of weapons available to combat the western corn rootworm, but none of the munitions hit their target every time. Field studies conducted this year by ...
The choices … put in front of farmers are not real choices,” an environmental advocate said. “It’s essential that we take ...
No one wants pests on our houseplants! The thought of it is enough to keep some would-be gardeners away from houseplants all ...
Bee populations are declining, and neonicotinoid pesticides continue to be investigated -- and in some cases banned -- because of their suspected role as a contributing factor. However, limitations in ...