Natural predators like birds, beetles and bugs might be an effective alternative to pesticides, keeping crop-devouring pests populations down while boosting crop yields, researchers said Wednesday.

It's well-known that Aotearoa New Zealand's native ecosystems are under threat from introduced pest predators such as rats, cats, possums and stoats. Trapping efforts, such as those undertaken by ...

In a Puerto Rican coffee farm, researchers uncovered a web of chaotic interactions between three ant species and a predator fly, revealing how shifting dominance patterns make pest management ...

Potaka said the government is strengthening predator control measures to reduce those threats and help protect species that ...

'Natural predators are good pest control agents,' a researcher said - Copyright AFP Patrick T. Fallon 'Natural predators are good pest control agents,' a researcher ...