Ladybugs are especially fond of aphids and can be your heroes in an aphid infestation ... so you may be wondering if you should buy ladybugs for natural garden pest control. The ladybugs are ...

Dealing with pesky critters can be a never-ending battle for most homeowners. While commercial pest control products are ...

The seven-spotted ladybug feasts on aphids on potato plants. This is a classic case of when natural habitat can help farmers control pests. (Photo: Matthias Tschumi) Songbirds and coffee farms in ...

This spring, there have been many questions about something sticky falling from trees. There are a couple possibilities for this phenomenon, but a common culprit this year seems to be a higher than ...

A tiny pest can cause huge losses to soybean farmers. Several top soybean producing states in the U.S. are in the Upper Midwest. In these states, an insect-the soybean aphid-is a damaging pest. Each ...

East Texas is experiencing a surge in woolly aphid populations, with the pests becoming a common sight across the region. The increase in woolly aphids, often mistaken for fungal growth or ash, is ...

This week on Backyard Farmer we return to the studio to focus on aphid control and summer turf tips. This week on Backyard Farmer we return to the studio to focus on aphid control and summer turf tips ...

If you're a gardening enthusiast, you'll understand the crucial role of pest control. Certain pests, like aphids, can wreak havoc on your garden if left unchecked - a nightmare scenario after ...

Any gardener who's been at it for long enough inevitably learns who their enemies are and where to find allies. If you don't know what I'm referring to, just check out a recent TikTok video from ...

Most biological control systems involve a diverse community of natural enemies. We investigated how specialist and generalist natural enemies differ as biological control agents of pea aphids ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 82, No. 3 (Sep., 1999), pp. 424-447 (24 pages) Populations of the brown citrus aphid (BCA), Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy), and associated insects were monitored in ...

Each year, soybean aphids cause billions of dollars in crop losses. In a recent study, researchers have taken a big step toward identifying new soybean genes associated with aphid resistance. A tiny ...