Bugs including hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds play an important role in keeping Britain's apples healthy, a new study has shown. Wildflower strips planted around apple orchards provide a habitat ...

Chris Adams and Larry Gut, entomologists in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, are using large drones to release sterile insects as a more sustainable and ...

Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to 3,000 per hectare a year, according to a new study. Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to £3,000 per hectare a ...

Q: I finally harvested the apples from my Fireside tree this week, and almost all of them look like this — pitted and shrunken, with brown streaks inside. What happened? Are they still edible? A: ...

Woolly apple aphids are destructive pests, threatening South Africa’s apple-growing industry. Westend61/Getty Images Gardeners the world over dread the appearance of aphids on their plants. There are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Luis Alvarez / Getty Images When planting apple trees in your yard, it’s worth thinking beyond soil drainage and light ...

What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Answer: Finding half a worm. Modern pesticides and strict inspection policies have made finding a codling moth larva, or worm, in an apple from a ...