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Tom Mulholland is girding for battle against a tiny enemy that could devastate the orange grove he has spent his life cultivating. His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect with red eyes and a long, leaf-penetrating beak.
The state has placed a plant-movement quarantine on Los Angeles County to slow the spread of an invasive pest that can be carry a deadly citrus bacteria.
A pest that can carry a fatal citrus disease has been found in Los Angeles County, stoking fears that California's $1.6 billion citrus industry could be hit by a potentially devastating threat.
Tests were under way Friday on at least 100 bugs that were found inside a FedEx package and can be carriers of a deadly citrus bacteria.
Tests on a bug found by a dog sniffing packages at a FedEx facility showed it carried a disease capable of devastating California's citrus industry, agricultural official said Wednesday.
Researcher Caroline Roper turned a potted grape vine onto its side and treated the stem with a clear liquid intended to protect it from the ravages of Pierce's disease.
Just as south Louisiana's citrus growers are starting to recover from Hurricane Katrina, they have a new threat: a fatal citrus disease that has infected thousands of trees in Florida and is now in the Bayou State.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is worried that seed potato shipments from Canada to eight states might have been carrying a microscopic, wormlike pest that attacks potato plants.
An eighth field in Idaho has been found to be infected with a microscopic wormlike pest that attacks potato plants, though officials don't expect the same fallout U.S. growers suffered last year.
Swedish women plagued by 'video masturbator' Police in Lund in southern Sweden are working to track down a man suspected of placing sexually harassing video calls to two women in the area.
Squirrely squatter stakes claim on Greendale atticExcerpt: History will show it was the squirrel who started this war. In an instinctive act of aggression, it occupied the territories known as the Jensens' attic. The Greendale family had no choice but to fight back.
Emerald Ash Borer Found In WisconsinFor the first time, a nasty pest has been found in Wisconsin. The emerald ash borer is a small beetle that causes big damage to ash trees.
Kill that squirrel 'Perfect' conditions over the past two years have led to a plague of the 'cuddly' rodents invading Britain's gardens and lofts. But now, as David Harrison reports, householders are fighting back
Global Epidemic: Don't let the bed bugs bite !Cimex lectularius, to give them their Latin name, were a bane of pre-WWII life. But improved hygiene and the widespread use of pesticides saw the nocturnal bloodsuckers almost eradicated by the end of the 1960s.
Poison Ivy Now More Toxic Than Ever Thanks To Upswing In Greenhouse GasesSummer is back, and so is poison ivy, stronger than ever. The weed is flourishing this year, growing faster and more toxic, and a pair of studies flagged by The Wall Street Journal say an upswing in greenhouse gases is to blame.
Poisonous, Dog-sized Toad ("Toadzilla") Found in AustraliaA giant cane toad the size of a small dog and nicknamed Toadzilla has been captured in northern Australia. Toadzilla is the biggest cane toad ever found in Australia's Northern Territory and weighs just under two pounds, according to an environmental group.
Farmers tackle pests with colasFor farmers in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh it is cheaper than pesticides and gets the job done just as well. The product? Pepsi or Coca-Cola.
Citrus-Stripping Butterfly Spreads in CaribbeanAn Asian butterfly that strips the leaves off citrus trees is spreading in the Caribbean islands and could soon threaten Florida's beleaguered groves
Bikini-clad women draw 'beach pests' to Dubai's shorelineThronging right alongside them are Dubai's "beach pests," the gangs of men who trudge through the sand, fully dressed, to ogle the women.
LiveScience.com - Children Exposed to Pesticides in U.S. Daycare CentersMillions of children are potentially exposed to pesticides while attending daycare, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists report.
Parasitic plants sniff out hosts (text + video)Parasitic plants do not haphazardly flail about looking for a host but sense volatile chemicals produced by other plants and identify potential hosts by their emissions, according to a team of Penn State chemical ecologists."We are interested in how plants respond to their enviro …
It's the dog days of summer. Days are longer, nights shorter and recently the universal thermostat is set to "spontaneous combustion". Along with the heat come those annoying insects: gnats and mosquitoes.
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