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DARPA Aims to Create Armies of ‘Insect Allies’ to Protect Crops Worldwide

Nov 03, 2016 11:16 PM EDT

"DARPA plans to harness the power of this natural system by engineering genes inside plant viruses that can be transmitted by insects to confer protective traits to the target plants they feed upon."

New Jersey Beetles: Invasive Insect That Kills Trees Growing At Alarming Rate

Quadey Humile |

Jul 10, 2015 12:01 AM EDT

A destructive and invasive breed of insect growing at an alarming rate is starting to worry the people of New Jersey.

Genetics Being Used to Fight Bed Bugs

Nyrene Grace Patricia Paranga |

Nov 25, 2014 06:24 PM EST

The study is the first to trace the mitochondrial genes of the insects.

Destructive Bark Beetle Spotted for the First Time in New York State

Staff Reporter |

Oct 30, 2014 04:05 PM EDT

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), together with the variety of state and federal agencies, has confirmed Wednesday the presence of southern pine beetle (SPB) in New York State.