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Pest management is a fact of life for foodservice operators. Pests are a general nuisance if they make an appearance during daily operations and are often an even-bigger problem after [...]

The methods of detecting and preventing the attacks by pests on standing crops of corn are described.

Suggestions and methods to keeps pets away from pests by taking a holistic approach, are presented.

Turnip (Brassica rapa L.) is a root Brassica crop, member of the mustard (Cruciferae) family and is therefore related to cabbage and cauliflower. Turnip has been used as a vegetable [...]

Nursing home administrators agree that providing a healthy environment for residents is a top priority. Keeping insects, rodents, and other pests out, of course, is part of that mission. Lethal [...]

Biological control of pests is widely carried out in the agricultural sector, with the purpose of protecting crops from pathogenic pests. These biological control processes mainly help in controlling pests [...]

Wheat diseases won't get away with a single thing if USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Pullman, Wash., have their way. They've found a method to detect 'genetic fingerprints' of [...]

No doubt pesticides save farmers money by preventing crop losses to insects and other pests. But too much of a good thing isn't always a good thing. Not only are [...]

A Clean Sweep If you've managed to keep insects out of your wheat fields this spring, don't jeopardize the quality of your grain by storing it in a filthy bin. [...]

Fusarium verticillioides is an endophyte fungus in corn, living inside the plant. Some endophytic organisms are beneficial, but this strain of the Fusarium fungus produces the fumonisin mycotoxin, which reduces [...]

Typically, the European mole (Talpa europaea) is associated with agricultural grassland, but increasing numbers are spilling over into forest and amenity areas causing serious land-management problems, as Dr Terry Mabbett [...]

Go ahead and curse kudzu. Asian soybean rust used the wily weed as a home last winter. Never mind that the fungus was found living in some unlikely places—under highway [...]

Nothing deserves a good one- two punch like a nematode. For the coming season, there's a new product aimed at knocking out this troublesome pest. Syngenta's Avicta Complete Pak, which [...]

This Plant Predicts Pests’ Eating Habits It’s not true that the only good weed is a dead one. The Paulownia tree, for example, can tell you which pests might be [...]

Because of the scarcity of effective nematicides to protect plants from the parasites the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) inaugurated a research program at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) labs [...]

M-real is using fake long-eared owls as pest controls in its mill at Sittingbourne, Kent. The owls are natural predators of [...]

Asian soybean rust has all the makings of a nightmare. Brazilian farmers describe clouds of red spores hovering over soybean fields and the crop turning to stalks and stems in [...]

Each spring the fields come alive. In some fields, wireworms start moving into upper soil layers as temperatures warm. When they find germinating corn, it can mean serious stand loss [...]

The growing conditions in much of the Corn Belt were right for things to go wrong with leaf diseases in 2004. Plenty of moisture and cooler-than-normal temperatures helped corn diseases [...]

Integrated pest management quickly is becoming a preferred method for pest elimination in the lodging industry. IPM uses all available methods to control pest populations, although pesticides and insecticides in [...]

The methods of protecting soybean crops from attacks by agricultural pests are described.

Effective pest control requires you to do a couple of things. One is to put proven sanitation guidelines in place; another is to train employees to follow those guidelines rigorously. [...]

British growers are trialling a new approach to pest control that could eliminate pesticides from production of conventional fruit. Thermal Pest Control technology is currently being trialled at a number [...]

A pest sighting in one of your hotel's restaurants can do more than ruin an appetite--it can ruin a reputation. A poll of foodservice consumers conducted by Orkin found that [...]

Rodents can wreak havoc on a grain vacuum that is in storage. To keep mice out, I covered the auger opening with a discarded gauge wheel from a cultivator. To [...]

When your customers are enjoying a great meal at your restaurant, the last thing you want is an unwelcome, nonpaying guest to stop in for a bite to eat. Not [...]

Trials are underway with a new, easy and effective, no mess pest control method Cryonite as it is known in the industry, is a pest control method used mainly in [...]

The increase in the yield of corn hybrids that are resistant to rootworm insect attacks is discussed and measures to be taken to protect corn farms are presented.

For retailers, the summer heat often translates into unwanted guests: insects and rodents. Such pests, which are a major turnoff to customers, are not that easy to get rid of. [...]

The Fruit Fly (Drosophila) Life cycle: Eight days. Female can produce 500 eggs in life. Where to find them: Drains or anywhere there is decaying organic material. 'They don't need [...]

It may not rate a terror-alert elevation, but ask sweet corn growers what they fear most, and raccoons, not al-Qaeda sleeper cells, will top the list. Dexterously gifted and expert [...]

Residents and their families won't tolerate the sight of a four- (or six- or eight-) legged critter scurrying across the floor. But the excessive use of pesticides is equally undesirable [...]