Bioherbicides offer a promising, sustainable alternative to synthetic chemical herbicides by harnessing the natural phytotoxic properties of fungi. Recent research in this field has focused on ...

The integrity of many natural environments in the southeastern United States is being threatened by invasive plants. Biological control offers a selective method for the control of these weeds because ...

- A large number of our designated noxious weeds have had some sort of bio-control program at one time or another. So I think probably maybe two thirds of the noxious weeds have some sort of bio ...

One man's weed is another man's wonder and University of Guam research scientist Dr. Gadi V. P. Reddy has spent much of his career finding environmentally safe methods to control invasive plants. A ...

When I first heard about the Palisade Insectary, I imagined creepy scientists in white coats, creating giant Franken-bugs. You know, like the grasshopper that ate ...

Oviposition site preferences for Galerucella calmariensis and G. pusilla, biological weed control agents against purple loosestrife, were examined in 1994 and 1995. The leaves, stems, axils, and ...

Some of Australia's most damaging and destructive weeds are under fire from a legion of natural enemies from around the world as the second phase of the AgriFutures Australia project, Underpinning ...

Weed control is essential in apple orchards because weeds compete with trees for nutrients, water and sunlight, which can reduce fruit yields. However, physically removing weeds is not only ...

Weeds can also host pests and diseases that spread to cultivated crops. That’s why they should be managed or controlled. Weed management varies according to plant life cycles, infestation size, ...