pests

As global temperatures rise and winters shorten, caterpillars of the corn borer moth are emerging earlier in parts of the US thanks to changes in two genes, researchers find.

Insects in the soil are difficult to monitor, but listening in on the noises they make could help farmers detect pest infestations and improve estimates of biodiversity.

A decade-long study tallies the numbers of pest-eating, flower-pollinating hoverflies that travel to the UK every year, and illustrates their important ecological roles in southern Britain.

It’s the first demonstration of the technology in mammals.

The brown tree snake has wreaked havoc on the island of Guam, but one solution to the problem could lie in the serpent’s own physiology.

Host slugs given Prozac to increase their serotonin levels no longer avoid parasitic nematodes, the same behavior seen in infected slugs.

Plantings of non-GM refuges counter the development of resistance.

Nearly four dozen people have died.

A computer model estimates that gene-drive technology could wipe out populations of an invasive mammal on islands. 

Rare genetic variants could blunt efforts to destroy pest populations. 

The average US household contains 62 distinct families of arthropod species, according to an entomological census.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

What researchers learned as they dug through the most highly cited genomes published this year

Scientists are trying to create pest control devices inspired by tiny hooks on bean plant leaves.

How plants pass defenses to offspring through a complex molecular network

Infested plants pass on a defense memory of pests and pathogens to help the next generation withstand invasions.