Red nets are better at keeping away a common agricultural insect pest than typical black or white nets, according to a new study. Researchers have experimented with the effect of red, white, black and ...

Although we love the natural world, we don't really love it when it starts attacking our veggies just as they begin to thrive. There is nothing as disappointing as going out to check your crops in the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 11, 2024) A literature review in Environments, written by researchers from South Korea and Ghana, highlights the threat to nontarget species and the biodiversity of ...

I have been a proponent of floating row cover for years. When placed on hoops over a vegetable crop, this lightweight fabric allows sunlight and moisture to pass through it and acts as a physical ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 4, 2022) Agricultural intensification and climate change are driving unprecedented losses in insect abundance and biodiversity, placing key ecosystem functions like food ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an impact, ...

Tom Puterbaugh, Spensa Technologies vice president of products, and Spensa CEO Johnny Park prepare to install Z-Traps in an apple orchard. The Z-Trap is a Purdue discovery that has the potential to ...

A warming world and intensive agriculture are causing insect populations to plummet by nearly half compared to areas less affected by temperature rises and industrial farming, researchers said ...

Climate change and habitat loss from big agriculture are combining to swat down global insect populations, with each problem making the other worse, a new study finds. While insects may bug people at ...