Agricultural and Forestry Science

First report of a new crop virus in North America

University of Illinois scientists reported in Archives of Virology evidence of the new mastrevirus, tentatively named switchgrass mosaic-associated virus 1…

New class of insecticides offers safer, more targeted mosquito control

Known as dopamine receptor antagonists, the chemicals beat out the neurotransmitter dopamine to lock into protein receptors that span the mosquito cell…

Diversity prevents resistance

Our opponents always seem to be one step ahead. Although pest controllers now have numerous chemical preparations available, allowing them to take action…

Two Most Destructive Termite Species Forming Superswarms in South Florida

In an article published today in the journal PLOS ONE, a team of University of Florida entomologists has documented that the Asian and Formosan subterranean…

Greater-than-additive management effects key in reducing corn yield gaps

A recent study from the Illinois Crop Physiology Laboratory, led by Fred Below, a U of I crop physiologist, provides the first estimate of the corn yield gap…

Understanding plants' immune systems could lead to better tomatoes, roses, rice

However, some of the plants will be infected by bacteria, leading to stunted growth and less nutritional value. Now, a University of Missouri research team has…

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