The insect said to threaten the food security of 600 million people globally may have met its match in the form of several ...

New worms will generally only emerge when soil moisture and temperature conditions are suitable. The degree of importance of earthworms in maintaining soil and crop productivity will vary depending on ...

THE Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said fungal and worm diseases were largely behind losses in the onion crop of ...

Grasslands and meadow-steppe vegetation are the prototypical natural vegetation of the region, but most of the area has been converted to crop lands. RANGE: The giant Palouse earthworm inhabits the ...

Example of the damage that corn rootworms inflict on crops. The rootworm has caused more economic losses in western U.S. Corn Belt states, according to a new Purdue-led study. News organizations ...

DINAJPUR, March 23, 2025 (BSS) – Putul Rani, 34, a housewife from Harirampur village in Parbatipur upazila under the district ...

“Anytime you’re growing a crop that a human can digest ... orchard is either turned into cattle bedding, used for the worm farm or processed into biochar, a carbon-rich byproduct.

"The pest is spreading rapidly and can destroy wide range of crops including maize ... As at April 28, the worms invasion had been confirmed in 14 other countries. Kenya has so far lost ...

The worms have invaded farms under maize, sorghum, beans, finger millet and other crops in Kakamega, Homa Bay, Kericho, Busia and Bungoma. Mr Peter Ambani, a farmer in Eshimichini village in ...