The coalition, made up of over 60 conservation groups, urged the U.S. Forest Service to enact a similar ban that agencies ...

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California officials insist that pesticide air samples remained within healthy limits. However, environmentalists say the ...

Is relief in sight for residents battling the red flour beetle infestation? County officials hope so in giving free pesticide ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are essential airborne signals or odors that enable plants to communicate with other ...

If you’ve never seen an ag sprayer service a field, you’ve missed out on an aerial ballet of low and fast flight.

Few people are fans of stink bugs, mosquitoes, or boll weevils, but insects play a key role in the circle of life that makes ...

Plants communicate through volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that help them respond to herbivorous pest attacks. This review explored the mechanisms behind these plant communications and their ...

With John F. Kennedy’s Camelot myth-making machine poised to sweep its way into the White House, the outgoing president ...

Classes at Franklin High School were canceled on Thursday, Oct. 24, due to a “water utility issue”, according to a statement ...

By tweaking the DNA of bacteria, scientists aim to cut the use of chemical fertilizers that are worsening global warming. Some worry about unintended consequences.

Donald Trump’s first-term crackdown on immigration looks mild compared with his new plan. He wants to mobilize law enforcement and the military for what he’s dubbed the largest deportation ...