The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $90 million under Section 7721 of the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded funds for plant pest prevention and clean plant programs for Arkansas and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we notice a plant problem, the instinct is to grab a pesticide spray. That's not the answer; it's critical to find out first ...

Periwinkle blight (aerial phytophthora) is caused by the fungus Phytophthora parasitica. It’s the number one disease problem for annual vinca or periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) and can persist in the ...

Fungi are the most common causal agent of plant disease. Of the more than 2 million species of fungi worldwide, 8,000 are known to be detrimental to plants. These microscopic organisms cause symptoms ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Home gardeners in our area are no strangers to plant diseases. Each year, I review afflicted plants and their fruits. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve already found ...

Driving through Napa County, you may recognize billboards warning of bugs called glassy-winged sharpshooters. And if you know anything about vineyard management in California, you’ve also probably ...

Scientists have identified an unusual enzyme that plays a major role in the infection of plants - and have shown that disabling this enzyme effectively stops plant disease in its tracks. By ...