A tiny crop pest is raising big concerns in the Yuma area.

Climate change has already increased the overwintering range of a destructive pest, increasing its resistance to insecticides, and the situation is projected to get worse in the coming decades, new ...

The tiny diamondback moth (scientific name: Plutella xylostella) gets its common name from the array of diamond shapes along the margin of its forewing. Despite their diminutive size, the caterpillars ...

An international research consortium, led by Fujian Agriculture, Forestry University (FAFU) and BGI, has completed the first genome sequence of the diamondback moth (DBM), the most destructive pest of ...

Diamondback moths can wipe out entire fields of crops and ruin farmers. They’re also the pests most resistant to insecticides and crops genetically modified to kill them. Farmers, however, might soon ...

Using a combination of predictive modeling and real-time data, some growers in the Salinas Valley should be able to better manage diamondback moths in brassica crops this summer. This week's Open Mic ...

Scientists have released a "self-limiting," genetically engineered moth in hopes of curbing crop damage. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) can absolutely wreck brassicas—a plant genus that ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona's Yuma Agricultural Center are studying the resurgence of the Diamondback Moth (DBM) ...

The deadline to submit comments to the USDA on the proposed field trial of the GM diamondback moth is two weeks away, and Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts has weighed in: “The diamondback moth is ...

Genetically modified diamondback moths designed to wipe out wild pest populations were released in fields for the first time in New York state. Diamondback moths are migratory pests found in the ...

A new species of diamondback moth has been discovered in Australia. It was previously overlooked because of its similarity with typical diamondback moths. The tiny diamondback moth (scientific name: ...