The demo of a Yamaha Phaser R drone was holding a tank of pesticide that was primed to short-circuit the mating behavior of navel orangeworm moths, which is the primary pest for almond orchards in ...

A single female moth can lay between 1,000 and 2,000 eggs in her lifetime. The larvae grow quickly, causing serious damage to crops within just one week of hatching. Because the worms are small and ...

It's that time of the year again: stinging caterpillar ... moths' diapause, a period of forced, extended development triggered by unfavorable weather conditions. "Some insects, as a pupae ...

Laura said, “Have you ever noticed the strong smell of a marigold? The smell helps deter pests such as tomato worms, rabbits, cats, etc.” Marigolds produce a strong-smelling compound ...

But CBP specialists spotted what appeared to be insect exit holes in the seed pods and placed them in quarantine while analyzing the moth larvae and pupae. While in quarantine, “very flashy ...