A thriving garden is full of life, but not all living organisms are beneficial to plant growth. In addition to butterflies, ...

Healthbeat reports the resurgence of the New World screwworm threatens U.S. cattle, highlighting the fragility of food ...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins was in Edinburg, Texas, on Monday for the domestic NWS sterile fly dispersal facility ...

Crows occupy branches of a tree on Broadway in Santa Cruz near the corner of Frederick Street. According to Cornell Lab of ...

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The United States Department of Agriculture is shifting its sterile New World screwworm fly releases to focus along the ...

Niamh Carmichael from CEDaR says earthworms are "a really important group" for conservation in general They are the farmer's friend, but data on the earthworms of Northern Ireland is thin on the ...

They are the farmer's friend, but data on the earthworms of Northern Ireland is thin on the ground. A team of scientists is hoping to plug that gap by gathering samples for analysis and training ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 4, 2025) A study of earthworms published in Environmental Science & Technology highlights how chemical mixtures can have both synergistic and species-specific effects, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 18, 2025) Published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, a study of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) evaluates the toxicity of environmentally relevant levels of ...

Most earthworms in Pennsylvania are not native and were introduced from Europe, often via soil used as ballast in early ships. While beneficial for gardens and lawns, these introduced earthworms can ...

The evaluation consisted of two tests: one behavioral (avoidance) and one toxicity test (chronic toxicity and acute toxicity). In both tests, earthworms (Oligochaeta) of the Eisenia andrei species, ...