Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects genetically engineered to die before they can reproduce. It's a pesticide-free attempt to control ...

Team Country Living likes a good catch-up, but few things have animated the office quite as much recently as the subject of moths – aka pesky wardrobe wreckers. From mysterious holes appearing in ...

New biological insecticides have emerged in recent years which make use of so-called "entomopathogenic" viruses that are harmful to insects, in particular the baculovirus. To identify the virus in ...

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A new fungal pathogen is killing gypsy moth caterpillars and crowding out communities of pathogens and parasites that previously destroyed these moth pests. The findings by Cornell researchers point ...

Scientists have released a "self-limiting," genetically engineered moth in hopes of curbing crop damage. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) can absolutely wreck brassicas—a plant genus that ...

A bioengineered oilseed plant can produce a moth sex pheromone molecule used to control insect pests. Pheromones are chemical signals that cause a behavioural response in members of the same or ...

Setting a moth trap feels like doing something right. You’ve identified the problem, bought the product, and placed it ...

These often-underestimated insects play a crucial role in the ecosystem.

Nature gets a little out of control sometimes, and despite our best chemical efforts to level the playing field, we simply can't win. That's the case with the gypsy moth. This destructive insect pest ...

An invasive South American moth that was once released as a biological control agent in the Caribbean is now spreading across ...