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Our pantries can be problematic enough without pests joining in the mix, but when meddling pantry moths make a home in our dried food storage, it is important to deal with them swiftly. Much like ...
Inspect any keratinized items you bring into your home. For instance, if you buy a wool sweater at a thrift store, consider ...
New biological insecticides have emerged in recent years which make use of so-called "entomopathogenic" viruses that are harmful to insects, in particular the baculovirus. To identify the virus in ...
Are your clothes safe this summer? When you packed away your favorite woolly sweaters and long johns last spring, you probably didn’t expect to give them a second thought till sometime in November.
"The spotted lanternfly is the biggest problem we've seen since the spongy moth or emerald ash borer," said one entomology professor.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — We have a new invasive insect to look out for: the box tree moth caterpillar has made its way into ...
The codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a highly problematic pest for fruit trees, predominantly apples and pears. The larvae of the codling moth eat and burrow their way into developing fruits and have ...
Scientists have released a "self-limiting," genetically engineered moth in hopes of curbing crop damage. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) can absolutely wreck brassicas—a plant genus that ...