BORGO BERI, Niger, Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the West African country of Niger, millet is said to be the king of grains - the cereal crop preferred by all farmers. And the king of ...

Wasp deterrents are usually chemical-based and have to be sprayed all around your home or yard to keep these stinging insects away, but there’s a simpler, non-toxic, and ingenious option. It turns out ...

Have you noticed yourself dodging more stinging insects outside lately? Or have you been one of the many to actually get stung? Welcome to “Angry Wasp Season.” While many mistake them for bees, the ...

Before you swat a stinging wasp away from your next picnic, pause to consider the delicate and beautiful hammer orchid. The Australian flowers evolved to resemble the rear end of a female thynnine ...

Researchers plan to import a population of parasitic wasps to manage an invasive insect devastating Hawaii’s coffee industry. “Everybody has problems with the coffee borer,” said Mark Petersen, ...

This is probably the most interesting 3D printed house concept we have seen yet. Regular readers will know that I am skeptical about 3D printed housing, suggesting that it is a solution looking for a ...

As millet-destroying worm thrives in drier conditions, farmers learn how to breed wasps that can control the pest damaging their food supplies and incomes BORGO BERI, Niger, Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters ...