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ARS researchers use coconut to create longest-lasting natural insect repellent.

ARS scientists are working to reduce the toll fire ants have been taking.

Genes in the European corn borer moth can help them survive variable climate conditions.

ARS researchers are looking at ways to control the crop-feasting bagrada bug.

ARS researchers have created an artificial diet to raise the beneficial pink spotted lady beetle.

ARS has developed several novel attractants capable of luring in bloodsucking insects--a serious problem in agriculture.

Cute as Can Bee! Learn more ARS honey bee research.

The ARS Bee Research Lab maintains a Pollinator Garden as an educational tool.

ARS research finds cedarwood oil has potential as a natural pest-control agent and wood treatment.

Hunting for natural enemies of the red imported fire ant is paying off.

By tapping into the vibrational signals they use as mating calls.

ARS scientists play an essential role in bringing products to your grocery store shelves. 

Scientists with the USDA are studying ways to keep honeybees stress-free and healthy.

The seeds of a purple-flowered annual known as cuphea could be the source of another insect repellent.

In ARS laboratory studies essential oils in Italian honeysuckle killed 100 percent of mosquito larvae.  

An ARS entomologist is focused on finding natural ways to control stink bugs.

The emerald ash borer is destroying ash trees, which are used to make baseball bats. 

There’s surprising news about a pest that’s the main culprit in global honey bee colony losses.

The spotted lanternfly, first sighted in Pennsylvania, is an invasive pest to the United States.