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Choosing your fighter can be tough when there are so many great options. Do you prioritize a cool look, armor, speed, ...

Following Defra’s decision to deny sugar beet growers emergency neonicotinoid seed treatments to combat virus yellows, farmers are reminded of biological ...

Imagine a pest that can arrive unannounced, suck your soybean plants dry and then double in numbers in two days. Behold the soybean aphid. This native of Eastern Asia can pack a heavy punch and ...

Aphids may be nearly invisible to the untrained eye, but a research scientist who specializes in crop-destroying insects warns Saskatchewan farmers not to ...

The woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) is a serious pest of apple trees, other fruit trees, ornamental trees, and some ...

£49 year or £4.99 a month, cancel anytime. Root aphids are greenfly-like creatures which live on the roots of plants. Just like their counterparts above ground, they feed by sucking sap, but from ...

Here, pest control experts and plant pros share their favorite recipes to make DIY aphid sprays, and explain how these green ...

Manitoba had a number of pests last year that topped John Gavloski’s short list of crop insect problems.