If you're seeing more pests inside your home than you think is normal, the problem may not be inside. The cause may actually ...

First, they learn that the vast majority of the 84 billion birds and mammals raised for food are kept on factory farms, where animals are routinely mutilated and intensively confi ...

Many plants in Texas landscapes are suitable hosts for aphids, including bedding plants, ash, barberry, boxelder, crape myrtle, jasmine, flowering almond, gardenia, hibiscus, hydrangea, mountain ash, ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Reading suggests that planting wildflowers in apple orchards might ...

Aerobic composting is the process of decomposing organic waste, like manure, in the presence of oxygen. Microorganisms break ...

Currently, roughly 30 times as many insects are produced as the most-farmed “traditional” farm animal: the chicken. In the 17th century, many scientists believed that all nonhuman animals were ...

Corn earworms are one of the most economically harmful pests in North America, and they can quickly become resistant to ...

The change of seasons allows the blooms produced by Delight Flower Farms to brighten the Champaign-Urbana community.

Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to 3,000 per hectare a year, according to a new study.

We flood it during the summer months with collected rainwater and nearby surface water to control harmful insects, avoiding the use of chemicals. In all seasons our farm functions as a large ...

Are they harmful? Kissing bugs are insects that may be infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. The disease can be mild, causing swelling and fever, or it can ...