Last week, we discussed tomato diseases. This week, we will cover pests just as destructive: insects. Damage to plants via ...

Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and ...

There are more than 4,000 species of aphids, and their color typically ranges from green to black, white, brown, yellow, pink, red, or gray. There may be certain variations from one species of ...

A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the biology and ecology profiles of the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura), an insect pest which can reduce ...

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

APHIS issued its final rule on animal ID that has been in place since 2013, switching from solely visual tags to tags that are both electronically and visually readable for certain classes of ...

Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), the soybean aphid, has become an important pest of soybeans, leading to significant yield losses in the United States. Host plant resistance is a ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced March 20 it is further postponing the effective date of the Horse Protection Act final rule to Feb. 1, 2026.

The all-female aphids reproduce “parthenogenetically”, meaning without the need for their eggs to be fertilised by males. Unlike most insects, aphids also give birth to live (all female) young.

Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and leaves of common milkweed, swamp milkweed, and other milkweed plants ...