Plant diversity has long been regarded as key to stable and resilient ecosystems. However, until now, little has been understood about why it has different effects in agricultural areas than in ...

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Negros Occidental Biosecurity Task Force launched mobile spraying ...

The infestation of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) has spread to more than 7,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations in Iloilo, prompting provincial officials to consider quarantine and border ...

Negros Oriental has been placed under a state of calamity due to the infestation of red-striped soft scale insect on sugarcane plantations.

Protein production in insect cells or in whole insects could move past the trade-off long associated with conventional ...

Moving with the speed and agility of an insect, the tiny robot could someday assist in search-and-rescue missions.

Some of the fiercest beasts of prey in your garden are on your side. They’re predatory insects that protect your plants by ...

The Provincial Biosecurity Task Force is currently analyzing the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) through full genome sequencing, noting no complete scientific profile of the pest has been ...

Mirabilis is the Latin name. They should come back each year and multiply. As the name implies, they open in late afternoon.

The project by Vox will collect insects during June, July, and August. The collected insects will be sent to a lab that will ...

In comparing chemical-intensive apple orchards with nearby pesticide-free areas, insect biodiversity is higher in habitats without pesticides.

PEST OUTBREAK Red-striped soft-scale insects (RSSI) are seen infesting sugarcane plants on a farm in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, as the pest outbreak continues to affect more than 32 percent of ...