Reducing the amount of agricultural sprays used by farmers—including fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides—could cut down ...

Are you tired of those pesky critters munching on your plants? It’s time to ditch the harmful chemicals and embrace organic ...

As global food demand continues to increase, effective pest control remains one of agriculture's most pressing challenges.

MIT engineers have developed a new spray coating that makes pesticides stick better to leaves, reducing environmental ...

Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.

A technique for integrating plant growth-promoting bacteria and agrochemicals for agricultural applications has been ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to ...

Overuse of chemical pesticides has driven resistance in agricultural pests, including the adaptable two-spotted spider mite. Researchers have discovered novel elicitor proteins, Tet3 and Tet4, in mite ...

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, identified two proteins in spider mites, called Tet3 and Tet4, that elicit defense responses in plants. Notably, they found that the expression ...