Introduction: Precise identification of crop insects is a crucial aspect of intelligent plant protection. Recently, with the development of deep learning methods, the efficiency of insect recognition ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

As an environmentally friendly alternative, employing predatory insects can be an effective and sustainable solution. These insects are natural pest control agents, preying on common pests and keeping ...

It's sometimes hard to know which type of insect caused the bite, or if the rash is caused by poison ivy or other skin conditions. Ticks are small insects that live in grass, bushes, wooded areas, and ...

Anaphylaxis can occur with bee, yellow jacket, wasp, or fire ant stings. Anaphylactic reactions are very rare after other insect bites. Reason: other insects don't have venom. Most insect bites cause ...

With a rich and well understood natural history and a long tradition of being used to address fundamental issues in development, neuroscience, behaviour, ecology and evolution, social insects are ...

While many gardeners resort to chemical treatments to fend off unwanted bugs, there’s a more environmentally friendly way to protect your plants: beneficial insects. These natural allies help control ...

Under these conditions, robot insects would reside in mechanical hives and be deployed in swarms for synchronized pollination missions. However, robotic insects currently in development still fall ...

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Green mold and flaking paint in 2022. — “Unidentified slime” and “an abundance of insects” in 2023. — A puddle of “blood, debris and trash” in 2024. Boar’s Head officials said in ...