Aeolesthes holosericea, a polyphagous stem borer has been reported to damage up to 40% of tropical tasar silkworm host-plants wherever infestation is high. Known control measures are not very ...

The Kerala Centre for Pest Management (KCPM) has issued an alert over leaf folder and stem borer infestations in paddy fields undergoing second-season cultivation in Kuttanad. Officials said pests had ...

Q: I have a medium to large backyard garden in the Riverview area. Over the past three years, I have successfully grown potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, okra, peanuts, tomatoes, peppers, ...

Aflatoxins are a family of toxins produced by certain fungi. PHOTO/FILE. Stem borer pest contributes up to 40 percent loss of cereal harvest to farmers, especially maize. Both the large grain borer ...

We anticipate that the wet weather we have been experiencing will have impact on populations and damage of some insect pests including sunflower stem weevil and grasshopper. However, pest monitoring ...

One of the more common questions people ask this office is what is attacking their squash and other members of the curbit family. The answer is the usually the squash vine borer. Attack by squash vine ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. NAIROBI: Controlling pests in maize at the growing stage is an important measure in ...

Did you find your vining crops suddenly wilting and dying last summer? If so, you may be suffering from a squash vine borer. This clearwing moth is a serious pest of vine crops such as summer squash, ...

The state's new system to confront the invasive emerald ash borer, which relies on quarantine zones drawn around forests known to be infested, is unique among the 25 states in the eastern U.S. where ...

Stem borer pest contributes up to 40 percent loss of cereal harvest to farmers, especially maize. Both the large grain borer and the spotted stem borer are highly destructive, more-so in Sub-Saharan ...