Though their life cycles differ, soybean aphids and bean leaf beetles can both pose significant threats to emerging soybeans due to the timing of their own emergence. Although the first bean leaf ...

AMES, Iowa — At a chalkboard in his office, Rana Parshad draws a vertical y-axis for aphids and a horizontal x-axis for time. Under an exponential growth model, the associate professor of mathematics ...

DECORAH, Iowa -- There; may not seem like there'd be a market for insect perfume, but it could become popular if it reduces soybean aphid numbers. Decorah farmer John Rodecap is cooperating with Rick ...

ST. PAUL -- Soybean aphids have turned up in Minnesota fields for the first time this season and their numbers could increase rapidly, the University of Minnesota Extension Service said Tuesday.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Insects are an occupational hazard for any gardener, but there's one you may want to curtail if their numbers start to get out of hand.

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

Some insects prey on or parasitize other insects. The participants are so tiny we don't often witness their life-and-death struggles. When we actually see "good bugs" cleaning up on "bad bugs" though, ...

You can find Part 1 of this series here. We ended the last blog post with the discovery of a clump of ladybug eggs on a stem of aphid-infested goldenrod. A ladybug laid her eggs on an aphid-infested ...