Pest Control News

Forest officials in Madhya Pradesh are implementing an innovative pest control method by compensating villagers for collecting Sal Borer insect heads, which are

Tomato waste has the potential to be used in fighting soil pests.

In 1867, New Zealand introduced 40 house sparrows to Canterbury to control crop pests, but the birds multiplied rapidly and became a problem themselves. Within

The US government is using hundreds of drones, previously for border surveillance, to monitor for flesh-eating screwworm infestations in wild animals and livest

New research indicates that newborn cockroaches learn their colony's unique smell, potentially offering a new approach for pest control.

Reports indicate a rise in urban raccoon sightings in Calgary, a city where these animals were previously uncommon due to harsh winters and predators.

Georgia agriculture teams have successfully trapped over 866 invasive yellow-legged hornets and destroyed 44 active nests in 2023, following the first live sigh

A researcher on P.E.I. is initiating a project using winsome flies to combat Japanese beetles that have been damaging Island gardens for years. This method has

Barn owls may significantly change farming practices as rodents flee their presence.

The UK is experiencing widespread plagues of flies, with residents from Leicestershire to Carmarthenshire reporting severe infestations. Francesca Davies, a res

A BBC expert has issued a warning about a potential increase in rat infestations due to the recent heatwave, with callouts for pest control soaring in the last

Scientists are researching foul-smelling chemical signals to better detect and control the New World screwworm, a dangerous flesh-eating parasite spreading towa

Islanders are being asked to track Asian hornets rather than trample them, as over 200 queens have been caught and nine nests destroyed this year.

The US is testing genetically modified flies, named NovoFly, as a new method to control the flesh-eating New World screwworm, with the Trump administration prom

New research reveals that mosquito spraying efforts are backfiring, with 84% of mosquitoes in US neighborhoods developing resistance to insecticides, particular

Scientists have discovered that fruit flies rebuild their biological clock into a separate seasonal mode, using a 'winter lock' genetic mechanism to remain inac