In this undated photo provided by Dan Olmstead in May 2017, diamondback moths mate on a cabbage leaf. Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects genetically engineered to die before they can reproduce. It's a pesticide-free ...

Question: How can I safely keep cabbage moths off of my red cabbage and broccoli? I’ve tried netting, but the insects and moths just get stuck under it. I’ve tried dousing with water in centers then ...

Earlier this spring, Anthony Shelton found himself planting a cabbage patch with members of his lab in upstate New York. “We’re A to Z here,” says Shelton, who is an entomologist at Cornell University ...

Imagine rinsing fresh garden broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower or Brussels sprouts, only to observe green caterpillars squirming in the water below. You battle these critters from spring until your ...

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, is one of the most destructive insect pests of cole crops (prefers cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and broccoli). Globally, the annual management cost of ...

A new study of cabbage crops in New York -- a state industry worth close to $60 million in 2017, according to the USDA -- reports for the first time that the effectiveness of releasing natural enemies ...

Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar ...

(CN) – Researchers at Cornell University hope to tackle a small pest and a big problem that has plagued agriculture since the 1800s: controlling the destructive diamondback moth through genetic ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects genetically engineered to die before they can reproduce. It’s a pesticide-free ...