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The invasive Arundo plant threatens local water supplies. See how ARS scientists are identifying insects that are naturally equipped to fight this problem.

ARS researchers are helping farmers use beneficial insects to protect their crops.

We all know that insects surround us, but what about the ones that get closer to home – inside our homes?

At ARS, researchers are working on new approaches to limit ticks’ ability to spread.

ARS scientists are inventing new tools to investigate blood-sucking insects.

ARS researchers found an effective, organic treatment against nematodes and other pests that uses orchard grass.

ARS researchers have been hot on the trail of the destructive spotted lanternfly.

ARS researchers developed a new bioplastic-based spray to fight aflatoxins using natural ingredients.

A tiny parasitic wasp known as the samurai wasp, may be the solution to the major economic damage to crops perpetrated by the stink bug.

Dairy cows that produce organic milk also produce manure capable of replenishing nutrients in soil while slowing nutrient-runoff to nearby water sources.

ARS scientists have developed a special ultraviolet-C irradiation technique that may keep strawberries mold-free without chemical fungicides.

This insect is native to East Asia and feeds on the sap of the vividly colorful crapemyrtle trees, as well as apple and blackberry plants.

Learn how ARS scientists are working hard to fight this pest and protect our beloved ash trees.

These parasitic wasps lay eggs inside the developing fly larva and consume them from the inside.

Learn the benefits of this natural recycling method and how to get started with composting.

ARS scientists are constantly discovering and describing new species of insects like the ostrich moth.

This moth is native to Southeast Asia and its caterpillar feeds on the tissues inside stems of plants in the myrtle family.

This mite is used by farmers to attack and feast on bugs that destroy strawberries and other crops inside greenhouses and fields.

These caterpillars started as a “friend” but the species became an invasive “pest” when it was discovered in Florida.

ARS researchers may have found an organic pesticide that could help farmers protect their crops from hungry pests.

ARS scientists recently found an environmental benefit to growing alfalfa: carbon reduction in the atmosphere.

ARS scientists have created a state-of-the-art machine that can reduce pesticide use between 30 and 85 percent!

Farmers can reduce weeds while increasing yields by instituting complex crop rotations.

Researchers identified several options for controlling potato crop diseases, including spreading their plants with oregano.

Scientists have shown that cover cropping can improve organic weed management.