Hamisu Abubakar, going by local dynamics in his Kachia Local Council Area of Kaduna State, is a successful farmer.

Armyworms are a type of moth. Adult moths are rather indistinct, with a gray-brown coloration and white hind wings. The larval (caterpillar) form of armyworms is the damaging stage of this insect pest ...

Pests don’t ask for permission. One season, your lawn looks pristine. Next, you’re noticing chewed foliage, soft ...

Technology is changing practically every aspect of human existence. From automobiles to gadgets and accessories, technology ...

A varied percentage of FAW infestation has been reported from several parts of the state, including pockets from Kangra, Hamirpur, Mandi, Una, Bilaspur and Chamba districts ...

On June 18, 2026, Nebraska Extension received a caterpillar sample collected from sugar beet for identification. The ...

Agronomists are urging maize growers to inspect crops after an unusual series of beet armyworm caused significant damage to young maize crops along England’s south coast. The pest has now been ...

UADA photo by Paden Johnson Devi Balakrishnan, Ph.D., was investigating protein kinase signaling in rice plants when she made the discovery of fall armyworm larvae being trapped by rice spikelets.

Rice plants and Venus flytraps share something in common that was not scientifically documented until recently. Using a faint smell to lure caterpillars into a trap, rice plants killed early-stage ...

Rice spikelets with florets growing in a greenhouse at the Rosen Alternative Pest Control Center on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Rice plants and Venus ...

LEXINGTON — A University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment researcher is leading a new project that could help farmers fight some of agriculture’s ...