Winter means absolutely nothing for southern rust. It overwinters in the tropics, moving back into the Corn Belt during ...

Overview AI systems use sensors and computer vision to detect pests and diseases early, reducing crop damage and yield losses ...

Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable ...

Using modern technology ensures farmers can produce more efficient, maximum crop yields, and now there’s a new tool of the trade—a smartphone app that helps growers keep damaging pests at bay. The new ...

Invasive insect species bring a host of health, social, ecological and economic consequences, including crop damage, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, ecosystem disruption, human disease ...

Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and orange juice soaring. That’s set to become even more prevalent as extreme weather events ...

Here’s How to Keep Pests From Being an Unwelcome Surprise A pest boss—one member of a farm’s management team in charge of everything involving weeds, insects and diseases—earns his keep by preventing ...

Crop pests and diseases are moving towards the poles at about the same speed as warmer temperatures. The finding suggests that climate change is driving their relocation, and raises major concerns ...