Led by Kyoto University, one part of this project is exploring everything from encouraging other insects to eat crop-damaging pests, to zapping pests using laser lights. One way to move away from ...

Warming drives insect energy use and prompts them to eat more. Their populations can also increase. This is bound to put pressure on the world's leading cereal crops, says study co-author Curtis ...

Locusts are mentioned in the Old Testament because they were and still are a common edible crop pest in the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East. Can eating insects save the world?

About 50 locals toured the rice fields bearing flaming torches. The mushiokuri procession is said to drive away crop-eating insects ahead of the rice harvest later in the season. Seniors have ...

That's good news for showing how to get the most benefit from the insects in supporting the crops, says Rachel Pizante, a ...

ladybugs), which are extremely eager to eat the previously lured pests. Thus, valuable vegetables, flowers and crops are ...

In other words, financially, you’ll probably be better off making two applications – one for the disease and one for insects. This has been a tough year for the wheat crop, so far. Find out ...