On January 21, 2026, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the launch of the New World Screwworm (NWS) Grand ...

"There have been 13 incursions of different fruit fly in Auckland and Northland since 1996 and all have been successfully eradicated thanks to the work of Biosecurity New Zealand, our horticulture ...

The incident at the Monte Moro station in Italy's Verbano-Cusio-Ossola region reportedly involved a cable car coming in too fast and hitting a barrier at 9,000ft. Around 100 people were left stranded ...

The global pest control industry is steering towards a whopping $32.8 billion valuation by 2028, growing at a compound annual rate of 5.7 percent. While eager to adopt newer and more effective ...

A Colorado bighorn ram found itself in a sticky situation at Rocky Mountain National Park. The ram had sunk neck-deep in the mud at Sheep Lake when park rangers arrived on the scene. In the nick of ...

Bugs? I’ve never been a fan. Just ask my husband about when a misguided fly gets in my kitchen – not good news for the fly! With other creatures, I take a more peaceful tact – I scoop them up and pop ...

A sloth bear who lost a foot to a snare trap is back to walking on four legs thanks to his dedicated caretakers. James Comey strikes back Walmart deploys millions of new sensors in retail's first ...

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New research is shining a light on one of genetics' enduring puzzles—how the workings of the so-called "selfish gene" could be harnessed to control harmful insect populations. By understanding the ...

Approved insecticides and traps are recommended alternatives. Public education, early detection and community action are key to slowing the spread. Earlier this month, Ohio held the “The Big Squish,” ...

A new European research program is taking aim at one of agriculture’s most destructive pests—the Mediterranean fruit fly—using an innovative and environmentally friendly method: the Sterile Insect ...