Use repellants and protective clothing to avoid tick bites that can spread Lyme disease. Natural strategies work best in combatting pests such as Colorado potato beetles, striped cucumber beetles, ...

Insecticides aimed at controlling early-season crop pests, such as soil-dwelling grubs and maggots, can increase slug populations, thus reducing crop yields, according to researchers. "Neonicotinoids ...

In the heat of July, scouting for pests is part of the job for northern Indiana agronomist Marc Eads. While weather plays a role in pest pressure each year, this year, it isn’t insects giving farmers ...

"If you went and looked at the right time of day, the whole farm would be silvery with slime." That's how pest consultant Gerard Troisi describes the slug dilemma in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Outbreaks ...

Caterpillars, slugs, chewing insects, wildlife, and fungi are the top culprits behind holes in outdoor plant leaves. Each leaves different clues like slime trails, ragged edges, or missing buds. You ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-- A lungless frog, a frog that flies and a slug that shoots love darts are among 123 new species found in Borneo since 2007 in a project to conserve one of the oldest rain ...