Andy Jensen just might be the only person in North America with his particular hobby. By day, Jensen is the go-between for farmers and researchers as manager of the Northwest Potato Research ...

Normally, animals get their DNA from their parents. But a new study shows that they can also get genes from another species. In fact, animals can even take genes from creatures outside of the animal ...

The warm, still weather of May is great for us and for many plants and animals, but some of these creatures are a nuisance. Each year aphids and other insects are poised, ready to start feeding on ...

I should have realized that this would be the “year of the aphid” back in March when I found my pepper starts were being attacked by the little pests. By mid-June I was found that many people are ...

Evolution is unfolding in real time within many natural animal populations and researchers are now observing how this influences biodiversity in the field. In a newly published study in Molecular ...

The NFU is urging vigilance after this year’s Rothamsted forecast has projected that, in the absence of any control measures, ...

"Makes me want to burn my monitor." Homeowner returns from vacation to discover horrific scene first appeared on The Cool Down.

ARCO — University of Idaho Extension educator David Callister’s Monday morning routine from mid-June through mid-September entails visiting four area seed potato fields and transferring bugs from ...

A March 19 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows an insect with distinct black markings resting on a person's finger. "Since when do mosquitos have (numbers) stamped on them?" reads ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid insect along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in ...