All summer you looked forward to your first, fresh-picked apple of the season. Picking a beautiful apple off the tree, the only imperfection is a slight red spot on the skin---somewhat like a ...

Early this year, East Africa’s flower industry faced an unexpected threat. The False Codling Moth, a tiny larva, triggered sweeping regulatory action by the EU, placing billions of dollars in exports ...

Alex Codling says top-of-the-table visitors the Stormers mirror many of South Africa’s strengths as unbeaten Munster prepare for a URC acid test at Thomond Park, with Ireland stars and key ...

Marie Inger Dam is a co-inventor on several patent applications relating to pheromone production. A single “sexy” gene could help us combat one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests. By deleting ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in the Commonwealth: the box tree moth. Inspectors ...

There are plenty of ways to help your apple trees thrive, such as pruning and choosing the right fertilizer. But what if your apples are turning brown and mushy before they're even ripe? Codling moths ...

Kinyua Nkanata, an avocado farmer from Meru County who uses solar pest traps to reduce the use of chemicals in fruit production. When Kinyua Nkanata's avocado waste jumped from 500 kilogrammes to 2.2 ...

When planting apple trees in your yard, it’s worth thinking beyond soil drainage and light conditions—and even the delicious fruit you’ll eventually get to eat. However, you should also consider what ...

Researchers want to use bug-hunting fungi to protect orchards from pests such as codling moth, a major problem for apples, pears and walnuts. Scientists are growing three species of fungi at ...

L-R; Isaac Macharia, Principal Inspector, plant pathologist at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Dick Van Raamsdonk, General Director, HPP Exhibitions, Clement Tulezi, CEO, Kenya ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Mesa County agriculture authorities are warning of an impending threat to apple and pear crops this summer as codling moth larvae, a notorious orchard pest, begin to emerge in ...