Two Virginia Tech researchers (Jernigan & Sonoskie) found that in a 4-week greenhouse study, springtails reduced weed biomass ...

Scientists have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only travels great distances, but also hunt at impressive altitudes of up to 1,600 meters above ground -- the altitude at which ...

The Philippine Rice Research Institute advises farmers to regularly monitor their fields for signs of pests, including rodents, rice stemborers, brown planthoppers, and rice bugs, which usually appear ...

Corteva announced two new crop protection solutions—one of natural origin and the other naturally-inspired- to combat these destructive pests.

With most rice fields in Western Visayas now entering their ripening and maturity stages, the Department of Agriculture (DA) ...

Farmers of the Toukpeh Cooperative in Harper are raising alarm after months of watching their harvested rice deteriorate inside a Ministry of Agriculture warehouse, saying pests, insects, and rats ...

Globally, thousands of species of insects threaten crop yield by feeding on plants, transmitting diseases and damaging plant tissues, which leads to significant losses: an estimated 20%-40% for crops ...

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only ...