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 ...

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 ...

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), ...

A research team from the Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, China, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, showed that isothiocyanates produced by cruciferous ...

Researchers at Agriculture Canada are trying to learn more about native wasps on P.E.I. that devour cabbage-eating moths. The diamondback moth is native to Europe, but has been a problem for farmers ...

Chemical defenses of plants not only affect the growth and development of herbivores, but also, indirectly, the next consumers in the food chain. A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical ...

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 ...

17:08, Wed, Jun 15, 2016 Updated: 17:14, Wed, Jun 15, 2016 Experts have warned of a potential explosion in numbers of the insect after exceptionally high numbers of moths arrived in the UK. The ...

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: ...

Genetically modified male diamondback moths designed to wipe out pest populations have been released in New York state. The field trial shows that these GM moths, whose female offspring die soon after ...

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is one of the world’s most destructive crop pests. It has developed resistance to many chemical and biological pesticides, and the estimated global cost of ...