Researchers designed a textile 'Plant Armor' that forces insects to navigate a maze-like path if they try to reach a plant. The design was more effective at blocking insects from reaching cabbage ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Plants and pollinators that have survived the impacts of agriculture intensification are more likely to survive future environmental changes, new research suggests. Researchers at the ...

The research could be the genesis for a giant leap in new methodologies designed to protect plants from insects and other threats. Phillip Kaufman, head of the Department of Entomology, said an ...

Small watery droplets on the edges of blueberry bush leaves are loaded with nutrients for many insects, including bees, wasps and flies, according to a new study, the first of its kind. The study ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Growers of tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables can extend their growing season and increase yield by placing high tunnels over their cold-sensitive crops, but those tunnels ...

Researcher Michael Bredeson tells attendees at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society conference in Fargo, North Dakota, that when farmers seed cover crops between corn rows, that can ...

(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 ...