Researchers put the squeeze on citrus disease by developing trees that taste bad to bugs

With Florida's $9 billion citrus industry threatened by a deadly bacterial disease, Rick Kress '73 asked scientists at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva for help.

Storms may have killed off many stink bugs, but will they stay away?

The combined fury of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee may have drowned much of the region's stink bug population, but scientists are still hesitant to say that homeowners will see fewer of them when the weather warms. "We suspect it was heavy rain because of the regional effect on them," said Tracy Leskey, research entomologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "The population is ...

All is not lost for gardens hit by snow

Oh No! We got snow! Plus a lot of ice, wind and freezing weather. The good news for your garden is that we’ll have a lot fewer slugs, bugs and other garden thugs this spring, and the winter storm might also freeze a few million weed seeds.

Storms may have killed off many stink bugs, but will it last? | VIDEO

But scientists aren't sure if we'll see fewer of them when warm weather returns The combined fury of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee may have drowned much of the region's stink bug population, but scientists are still hesitant to say that homeowners will see fewer of them when the weather warms.

Insect Offense or Defense

This has been one of the driest autumns on record in the Sierra foothills. The new year was dry as a bone as well. The parched landscape and water-starved trees are definitely more vulnerable to infestation