The Punjab Agriculture Department has issued recommendations for the cultivation of summer vegetables. According to the department's spokesperson, the ideal time for sowing vegetables such as bitter ...

Mysuru: City-based Central Sericulture Research Institute (CSRTI) director Balasaraswath opined that artificial intelligence ...

Some parts of the U.S. could see an increase in pest problems, a group says. Deviations from normal weather patterns are putting several regions in the U.S. at risk for an uptick of disease ...

Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes to limiting ...

Home treatment may relieve symptoms but some bites may need medical attention. Insects typically inject formic acid through their bite. This can lead to blisters, inflammation, pain, itching ...

Genetic biocontrol entails genetically modifying insects to curb their populations. The idea to suppress an insect population by flooding it with sterile males has been around for decades. Since ...

At UC IPM we recognize pesticide safety education every month, but February in particular is National Pesticide Safety Education Month! Below are some simple tips for using pesticides safely to ...

Dahi Bhindi is a delicious and flavourful dish of sauteed okra in creamy and tangy yoghurt gravy. This dish can be accompanied by roti or naan and even with basmati rice or jeera rice. Step 1: Take a ...

While the significance of pollination — and pollinating insects — has become common knowledge, scientists have long struggled to estimate when the phenomenon of pollination first began on Earth. A ...

Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering economic losses in agriculture. To control some of these pests, scientists ...