Insect parasitoids have emerged as indispensable agents in sustainable pest management, offering an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical pesticides. These specialised insects, which lay ...

Biological control is emerging as a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides in agricultural ecosystems, with predatory insects playing a central role in suppressing pest populations. This ...

Using insects such as wasps to control agricultural pests remains a resilient method, despite increasing resistance, a new ...

The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...

Parasitic wasps remain an effective and resilient alternative to chemical pesticides for controlling crop pests, despite ...

The FAO is bringing proven country-specific research out of laboratories and into farmers’ fields to tackle the climate ...

Discover why using parasitoid wasps for pest control remains resilient against resistance, offering a safer alternative to chemical pesticides.

Paul-andré Calatayud is employed by IRD and is a visiting scientist at icipe. He receives funding for his research from both IRD and icipe. Sevgan Subramanian receives funding from icipe and the ...

Creamy-colored and just a couple of centimeters long, the cotton bollworm doesn’t look like much. But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat. Females can lay ...

The National Park Service has tiered to an Environmental Assessment completed by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for the environmental release of ...

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Lice live their entire lives with a set of genes that in humans would indicate a late-stage degenerative disorder such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. How do lice tolerate this genome structure ...