When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

Every year, navel orangeworms eat through roughly 2% of California’s almonds before they can make it to grocery store shelves. With climate change threatening to make the situation worse, researchers ...

Radioisotopes in ecological and biological studies of agricultural insects / D.W. Jenkins -- The use of radioisotopes and radiation in the field of plant protection (in Russian) / S.V. Andreev, B.K.

Phytosanitary irradiation is an advanced, science‐based treatment utilising ionising radiation to manage insect pests in fresh horticultural produce. This technique offers a non-chemical, residue-free ...

In a windowless shack on the far outskirts of Fresno, an ominious red glow illuminates a lab filled with X-ray machines, shelves of glowing boxes, a quietly humming incubator and a miniature wind ...