Integrated Pest Management for Billbugs in Orchardgrass
Two weevil species, the bluegrass billbug and the hunting billbug, have caused widespread economic damage to orchardgrass, a cool season grass that is cultivated throughout the United States as a […]
Integrated Pest Managment Techniques can Help Control the Bagrada Bug
The Bagrada bug, an invasive stink bug, was discovered in the western hemisphere in 2008 near Los Angeles, CA, presumably introduced via container shipments arriving at the Port of Long […]
Scientists Offer Recommendations for Delaying Resistance to Bt Corn in Western Corn Rootworm
Corn that contains proteins that protect it from insect damage has been grown in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. Known as Bt corn, because the proteins are derived from a […]
Fighting Insect Pests with the Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program
The Research Program for Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) against disease-carrying insects is an initiative by the United States Department of Defense to develop, validate and use novel materials and technologies […]