Regulations make it hard to introduce organisms that quash invasive species. Some experts see missed opportunities.

Bats provide many ecosystem services, including biological control of insects that can damage crops and impact productivity.

1. An increase in pesticide resistance in many pest species is promoting interest in biological control. Much remains to be learned about natural enemy immigration into and persistence within crops at ...

Spotted lanternflies, Japanese barberry, Oriental bittersweet – When plants and animals like these invade our environment, they can disrupt other organisms that are native to the region. But can we ...

An article published in the journal Insects determines with precision the dispersal range of a type of wasp that neutralizes the Brown stink bug, Euschistus heros, a major soybean pest in Brazil and ...

As any seasoned gardener will tell you, slugs and snails are destructive pests that wreak havoc on your plants. Slugs and ...

Researchers from Japan conducted various experiments on this liverwort species to demonstrate that the mechanism underlying the activation of ROS-producing enzymes are likely shared among all land ...

An intrusive grass species is outcompeting native plants, taking over the city’s waterways, and reducing wildlife habitat.

Blueberry plants host diverse fungal communities on their aboveground tissues, yet how these communities shift across flower ...