Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and orange juice soaring. That’s set to become even more prevalent as extreme weather events ...

LANGDON, N.D. — Diseases, an insect and a weed, all which have the potential to cause severe crop losses showed up — some for the first time — in northeast North Dakota fields during the 2022 growing ...

In addition to diseased plants, you should also pull weeds from your garden as soon as possible to ensure they don’t get the ...

Ravenous pests are on the march to colder regions as climate change lures crop eaters to new territories, threatening jobs and exacerbating world hunger, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

LE MARS, Iowa — After a rough start to the growing season for Iowa’s corn and soybean crops and spotty showers throughout the summer, crops are starting to be stressed in northwestern Iowa. “This ...

Climate change and globalization are driving a surge in threats to crops from insects and mites, researchers say. Rising temperatures are enabling pests to move further from the equator and to higher ...

Plant protection products protect crops from pests, diseases and weeds. However, many of the fungicides, herbicides and ...

Esther Kimani, CEO of Farmer Lifeline Technologies that detects crop pests and diseases on the farm after winning her pitch. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Born and raised in Tigoni village, along the ...

A report by National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has said pests and diseases led to crop losses of 35-45 per cent in 54,000 ...

This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, a nonprofit journalism organization. It’s 2016 and Simone Strey looks giddy. In the video, a clip from a series ...

Two soil-dwelling, invasive fly species are causing widespread devastation on vegetable crops in Kenya, due to lack of effective control options for smallholder farmers. A study conducted by ...