Many of the insects drawn to a garden are beneficial. Bees and butterflies pollinate flowers and fruits, and predatory insects such as lady beetles and lacewings feed on the pests gardeners fear. Not every bug in the garden is helpful, though. Some of the most popular plants, from eggplants to roses, are also hotspots for […] The post 6 Garden Plants That Attract Pests and How to Protect Them app…
Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them. Using a natural pine scent called pinene, which smells like food to termites, researchers can lure the pests straight toward a targeted dose of insecticide hidden in wood. The result is dramatically higher kill rates—jumping from about 70% to over 95%—without the need for wides…
Caffeine doesn’t just perk up humans—it can sharpen ants’ minds too. Invasive Argentine ants given caffeinated sugar learned to find food much more efficiently, taking straighter paths and reducing travel time by up to 38%. They weren’t faster, just more focused, indicating improved learning. This unexpected effect could make pest control baits far more effective.
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The US Structural Pest Control companies generated an estimated $9.6 billion in structural pest control service in 2020, a 2.9 percent increase from 2019. Alabama has a climate that is....
Introduction Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most popular and nutritious vegetable crops in Greece. Application of synthetic insecticides has increased and remains the most common pest control strategy. However, chemical control is difficult due to the rapid development of pest resistance to insecticides as well as due to the negative impact on […]
Introduction Monitoring of adult insects with traps is considered a standard activity in integrated pest management (IPM) and early warning detection,1 helping to optimize control or eradication operations through observing the presence and/or variation of a pest population in the field. The data collected have been used to provide knowledge or warning to farmers and […]
