If you've ever planted tender seedlings only to find them mysteriously sabotaged overnight, you've probably met the cutworm. It's a common garden pest that loves nothing more than chewing through ...

Scientists aim to develop a method for using nanotechnology to deliver specific chemicals into pests based on their unique DNA, without harming helpful insects. (Nanowerk News) A bane of farmers’ ...

Western bean cutworm can be a serious pest in corn and dry beans, according to the University of Nebraska’s Panhandle Research and Extension Center. When cutworm populations or infestations exceed ...

Q: Many insects are visiting my pollinator garden that look like yellow-orange versions of a firefly. Some of the petals are missing on those flowers. How do I keep them from chewing my plants? A: ...

When he started out as a researcher, Kenichiro Itami never envisioned that one day he would be scraping up and using caterpillar droppings. That’s because he’s not a biologist, but a chemist ...

In the middle of summer, garden vegetables like green beans are proliferating, but so are pests that like to chew and suck on them. Now, a study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ...

Not all garden bugs are pests, some are vital helpers that pollinate plants or control harmful insects, making your garden healthier and more balanced. While technically not insects, Argiope orb ...

Having a vegetable garden is a great way to grow your own food. You know where it came from, and how it was grown. Eating your home-grown vegetables can give you a sense of accomplishment, get you ...

Researchers led by Kenichiro Itami at the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (PRI) / RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have successfully used insects as mini molecule-making ...

There are three common underground insect pests often encountered while preparing garden soil or planting a garden. They are grubs, wireworms and cutworms. Grubs are the larval stage of an assortment ...

Cutworm is a generic term referring to the caterpillar of various moth species that attack herbaceous plants. Cutworms appear in swarms to eat through tender stems at the soil line, destroying ...

DENVER — Miller moth season is about to begin in Colorado. The insects' yearlong migration pattern takes them westward over Colorado's Front Range, between stops on the eastern plains and the ...