LONDON - 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 ...

Climate change has already increased the overwintering range of a destructive pest, increasing its resistance to insecticides, and the situation is projected to get worse in the coming decades, new ...

Genetically modified diamondback moths designed to wipe out wild pest populations were released in fields for the first time in New York state. Diamondback moths are migratory pests found in the ...

Not only are diamondback moths quite harmful to brassica-genus crops such as cabbage, broccoli and canola, but they're also very resistant to insecticides. Help may be on the way, though, in the form ...

Diamondback moth larvae are causing severe damage to some eastern Washington spring canola fields, an extension educator says. “Not everybody has it, but the few growers that have called in have it ...

The tiny diamondback moth (scientific name: Plutella xylostella) gets its common name from the array of diamond shapes along the margin of its forewing. Despite their diminutive size, the caterpillars ...

Diamondback moths can wipe out entire fields of crops and ruin farmers. They’re also the pests most resistant to insecticides and crops genetically modified to kill them. Farmers, however, might soon ...

Two rows of collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala L.) were planted between two cabbage fields in Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida in spring 1995. More larvae of the diamondback moth (DBM), ...

The article "Genetically engineered moths put to the test," May 30, announced Cornell University's proposed open field trials of the genetically engineered diamondback moth in Geneva. Then, on July 7, ...

Scientists have released a "self-limiting," genetically engineered moth in hopes of curbing crop damage. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) can absolutely wreck brassicas—a plant genus that ...

A new species of diamondback moth has been discovered in Australia. It was previously overlooked because of its similarity with typical diamondback moths. The tiny diamondback moth (scientific name: ...