Corteva's forthcoming Goltreva product promises to help growers fight destructive yield losses from pests like the corn ...

The Corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis has become a serious problem for farmers. This tiny insect is now widely distributed in the Americas, from the south of the United States to the north of Argentina.

Corteva announced two new crop protection solutions—one of natural origin and the other naturally-inspired- to combat these destructive pests.

Growers in Kansas have detected corn leafhoppers in fields across the state, said Kansas State University plant pathologist Rodrigo Onofre, noting they transmit a devastating pathogen called corn ...

A new invasive insect, the two-spotted leafhopper, has been detected in South Carolina for the first time. The small, pale green insect damages crops like cotton and okra by chewing on the underside ...

Phytoplasmas are bacteria that can invade the vascular tissues of plants, causing many different crop diseases. While most studies of phytoplasmas begin by examining plants showing disease symptoms, a ...

Global warming has brought Argentina’s corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16 inch) long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening harvests of the ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- An emergency proclamation is allowing Fresno County farmers to use a weapon against a prolific pest. Fresno's County Administrative Officer and Emergency Services ...

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — Clemson Extension experts say an invasive insect has found its way into South Carolina and is a significant threat to the state's okra crop. Authorities say a major infestation ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine scientific institute has cracked the genome of the leafhopper, the insect which carries the bacteria responsible for wiping out vast swathes of the South American ...