A group of scientists will spread around the state in the next week to see whether countless tiny weevils have turned the tide against a fast-growing invasive vine that was first spotted in the state ...

WEST TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) – When it comes to a thorny vine with triangular leaves, the more holes you see in it the better. Since 2004 the NJ Department of Agriculture's Beneficial Insect Laboratory ...

The spring and early summer is a key time in the annual battle with Vine weevils. The larvae of these destructive pests are now feeding on plant roots and can cause extensive damage, killing young ...

Although more than 1,000 species of root weevils scurry about the world, only a few cause problems in the home garden. The one most familiar in the Northwest is the black vine weevil, which commonly ...

GREENWICH -- A group of scientists is touring the state to see whether countless tiny weevils have turned the tide against a fast-growing invasive vine that was first spotted in the state 12 years ago ...

These weevils don't wobble, but boy can they eat. Researchers with the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) released 1,000 herbivorous beetles behind ...

While many Cornell students were off enjoying summer vacation away from Ithaca, Ben Engbers ’20 remained on campus to defend and improve the vitality of New York’s berry industry. As a research ...

GREENWICH -- Scientists are encouraged that tiny beetles unleashed last year in northwest Greenwich are beginning to make a dent in the spread of an invasive plant species. "We are seeing good ...