pest news

March 13, 2018

Feeding wildlife can influence migration, spread of disease

Animal migration patterns are changing as humans alter the landscape, according to new research. Those changes can affect wildlife interactions with parasites-with potential impacts on public […]
March 13, 2018

Infected 'zombie ants' face no discrimination from nest mates

Carpenter ants infected with a specialized parasitic fungus are not subjected to aggression or isolation from their nest mates, and they continue to share in the […]
March 13, 2018

Lack of water is key stressor for urban trees

A recent study finds that urban trees can survive increased heat and insect pests fairly well — unless they are thirsty. Insufficient water not only harms […]
March 12, 2018

Forty years of data quantifies benefits of Bt corn adoption across multiple crops for the first time

Researchers have pulled together forty years of data to quantify the effects of Bt field corn, a highly marketed and successful genetically engineered technology, in a […]