AMES, Iowa – Sometimes an entomologist has to fight fire with fire. Or bugs with bugs, as the case may be. Iowa State University entomologists are studying the possibility of combating soybean aphids, ...

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 89, No. 1 (JANUARY 2016), pp. 85-91 (7 pages) Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are pests of a vast array of crops globally, contributing to significant ...

The term "beneficial virus" sounds like an oxymoron. But for pea aphids under attack by parasitic wasps, carrying infected bacteria is the difference between life and a slow death, according to new ...

Discover why and how to check for aphids in early spring. These destructive pests emerge in now to feed on new growth. It ...

AMARILLO - While sugarcane aphids have been difficult to suppress in past years due to their natural traits and limited insecticide options, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study shows resistant sorghum ...

Turning loose a non-native wasp to sting and kill an aphid that feasts on wheat and barley in the Western U.S. has received an environmental endorsement from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health ...

One of the founding principles of Darwin's theory is that biological evolution has been shaped by the survival of the fittest. Things, however, are not always that simple as researchers from Royal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You don’t always have to rely on insecticides. Musat/Getty Images Sometimes it’s the tiniest pests that are the most frustrating, ...