This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll check our garden for disease and insect pests. This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll check our garden for disease and insect pests. Host Kim Todd and the panel of ...

Are insects are simply an unavoidable threat or are they telling growers something important about plant health?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As researchers who study how domesticating animals changes their genes, we believe that recognizing the vulnerabilities that come ...

Fly poop may be the next generation of composting, according to the BBC. Black soldier fly larvae are able to digest four times their own body mass in organic matter every day. Some farms are ...

Insects form the base of many food chains and pollinate both wild plants and cultivated crops. Here, a bee works on a flower in Henniker last month. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin) This ...

"They dramatically affect people's livelihoods." Farmers combat apocalyptic swarm of insects with groundbreaking solution: 'A ...

This week on Backyard Farmer, we’re digging into timely garden topics! Entomologist Jody Green highlights invasive insects you should watch for in your landscape. Terri James and Kim Todd share expert ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christine Picard, Indiana University and Hector Rosche-Flores, Indiana University (THE ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) As researchers who study how domesticating animals changes their genes, we believe ...