Insights and Stories on Insects

Jun. 1, 2018 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Melanie Epp

Mar. 9, 2018 at 12:48 pm CST

As with most pests, wheat stem sawfly populations rise and fall, depending on weather and the presence of natural predators. Economic losses arise when wheat stem sawfly larvae feed inside the stem. While some of those losses are due to decreased seed weight, much of it occurs when the stems are cut and the plant falls to the ground, making harvest virtually impossible.

By Melanie Epp

Jul. 25, 2017 at 1:35 pm CDT

New York / Reuters – A group of Democratic senators hopes to ban a pesticide the U.S. government has greenlighted for use, according to a bill unveiled on Tuesday in a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump’s push to loosen environmental regulations. The bill, introduced by Senator Tom Udall of […]

By Emily Flitter