Entomologist Wizzie Brown advises residents to prepare for increased insect activity this spring, while emphasizing that the majority of insects found in the landscape are beneficial to the ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

The bottom line is that hoping a cold winter will mean fewer pests is wishful thinking. “Even if the cold kills off a lot of ...

Aphids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't discriminate in the plants they attack – ornamentals, edibles, flowers, foliage, and ...

Above: lady beetles are being released into Purdue greenhouses as a biological control agent. Photo by Purdue University. Some insects are pests, but not all insects are bad. Overwhelmingly, the ...

A University of Missouri crop entomologist shares what pests to keep an eye out for in the 2026 growing season.

Mulch helps regulate soil temperature, suppress weeds, and improve soil moisture. Mulch can also attract pests like insects ...

Evolution is unfolding in real time within many natural animal populations and researchers are now observing how this influences biodiversity in the field. In a newly published study in Molecular ...