Gardeners who have fruit trees in their gardens are being urged to do one task now to ensure they have a "lovely crop" in the ...

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 are ...

Companion planting is the practice of growing different plant species near each other, and farmers have been using it for generations to boost crop production ... common fruit tree pests, like ...

The fruit fly has become an issue for fruit-growing regions around the state because, unlike other fruit flies, the SWD ...

The Met Office says a period of cold weather is set to take effect this weekend, which will leave gardeners exposed to one ...

Calcutta University, and other institutions, have identified 30 unique nucleotide sequences of fruit flies, the biggest ...

Ancient people weren’t immune to bothersome pests. Learn about the different methods and tools they used to stay pest-free.

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 ...