Explore how aphids' rapid reproduction and resistance are changing pest control strategies, highlighting new research and challenges in agriculture.

Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about ...

Ants and aphids on a poplar leaf: When aphids infest plants, ants are often also present. The ants do not prey on the small insects, but are interested in their honeydew. In return, they even ...

A new mode-of-action insecticide has been approved for use in sugar beet, peas and beans, offering good control of aphids when used as part of an ...

Leave the soapy water for the dishes - this garlic solution spray is the only thing you should be using on plant pests ...

INVESTIGATIONS have been carried out in Papua and New Guinea on a previously undescribed virus disease, Centrosema mosaic, which infects several tropical legumes.

Here are several common, good-for-your-garden insects that might surprise you: ...

Common houseplant pests include aphids, mealy bugs, fungus gnats and scale. How they find their way onto our plants varies from infected new plant purchases, as hitchhikers on plants that spend ...