Could a small chunk of modeling clay help farmers feed the world? It might, particularly if it’s formed into the shape of a caterpillar that scientists can use to learn more about what insects are ...
This week, I’m excited to promote a new webinar series that’s free and open to the public. Find details about the program, each of the six upcoming webinars, and how to register for each webinar ...
LITTLE STINKERS: The brown marmorated stink bug is one of an increasing number of non-native insects that have invaded Western North Carolina. Lacking natural predators, the slow-moving, malodorous ...
Jane Muthoni, a farmer in Kiumbu, Mwea East, Kirinyaga County, attests to the benefits the beneficial insects such as wasps, ladybirds, and bees. Since time immemorial farmers, have had to compete ...
A group of farmers and other landowners followed wildlife biologist Tim Pitz around a farm as he pointed at birds, naming them. He then bent low, pointing to tiny insects such as green lacewings the ...
There are numerous beneficial insect species in the USA including 91,000 species of beetles (Order:Coleoptera), and many Hymenoptera or species of wasp (4,000), bees (4,000), and ants (1,000). Other ...
Some bugs eat our crops, but fortunately, there are other bugs that eat those plant-eating bugs. The trick is to make your garden appeal to them. Just like in the world of mammals, in the insect world ...
SALEM — Like virtually every business, the COVID-19 pandemic has been unkind to Viewpoint Aerial Agriculture. The company, based in the Salem area, was one of the first to fly drones commercially over ...
Ah, organic gardening: juicy tomatoes, sweet strawberries and crisp kale — it’s perfection, right? It can be, especially with the help of beneficial insects to do some of your dirty work for you.
A USEFUL little text-book for beginners, and an excellent reference book for practical farmers. The three parts into which the book is divided are judiciously arranged. The first gives in a clear and ...
AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...
Jane Muthoni, a farmer in Kiumbu, Mwea East, Kirinyaga County, attests to the benefits the beneficial insects such as wasps, ladybirds, and bees. Since time immemorial farmers, have had to compete ...