All summer you looked forward to your first, fresh-picked apple of the season. Picking a beautiful apple off the tree, the only imperfection is a slight red spot on the skin---somewhat like a ...

Early this year, East Africa’s flower industry faced an unexpected threat. The False Codling Moth, a tiny larva, triggered sweeping regulatory action by the EU, placing billions of dollars in exports ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho – The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) confirmed the invasive spongy moth's presence in Sandpoint for the second year in a row. This marks the first potential population detection in ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) said Friday that it has confirmed the detection of the invasive spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formerly known as the gypsy moth, in Sandpoint ...

Chemical pesticides can harm us and the environment. Instead, try natural pest control and repellent methods to keep your space pest-free. Natural pest control is safer and works well. It can keep ...

Spotting bugs anywhere in your home is unpleasant, but finding pests in your kitchen can be downright unsettling. My first (and second, and third) thought is usually: Where did they come from? How did ...

There are plenty of ways to help your apple trees thrive, such as pruning and choosing the right fertilizer. But what if your apples are turning brown and mushy before they're even ripe? Codling moths ...

Pantry moths lay their eggs in common foods like grains and flour, but they aren’t harmful. Adult moths, odors, and sticky webbing on food packages indicate a pantry moth infestation. The type of ...

Kinyua Nkanata, an avocado farmer from Meru County who uses solar pest traps to reduce the use of chemicals in fruit production. When Kinyua Nkanata's avocado waste jumped from 500 kilogrammes to 2.2 ...

When planting apple trees in your yard, it’s worth thinking beyond soil drainage and light conditions—and even the delicious fruit you’ll eventually get to eat. However, you should also consider what ...

The calendar says spring, but the weather hasn’t been agreeing with it. We are having cool nights and not normal warm days, along with not enough rain for this time of year. Hopefully these will get ...