Aphids. You might stumble across them in your backyard, snacking on your veggie patch, in fields and orchards where crops are grown and even along roadsides. But this group of sap-sucking bugs are ...

CHARLESTON — A restaurant that opened on Coming Street eight years ago has moved into a building less than a half-mile away from the original. But the second iteration of Sorghum & Salt is situated ...

Aphids are tiny soft-bodied pests that feed on a variety of plants, including vegetables, ornamentals, trees, shrubs, and houseplants. Because they reproduce quickly and have multiple generations per ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid insect along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in Yachats was discovered earlier in 2025. According to ODF, the spruce ...

A strong spray of water from your hose can safely knock aphids off pepper plants, but it may take a few rounds to fully clear them. Helpful insects like ladybugs and lacewings naturally control aphids ...

ABSTRACT: The bird cherry-oat aphid (BCOA, Rhopalosiphum padi) and the Russian wheat aphid (RWA, Diuraphis noxia) are major pests of barley and wheat, frequently posing a threat to crop yields. These ...

ABSTRACT: The bird cherry-oat aphid (BCOA, Rhopalosiphum padi) and the Russian wheat aphid (RWA, Diuraphis noxia) are major pests of barley and wheat, frequently posing a threat to crop yields. These ...

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

TOPEKA — The Trump administration defunded 16 of 17 Feed the Future labs across the country when it began wiping out U.S. Agency for International Development projects. After months in limbo, Kansas ...

Sorghum is ready for its time in the spotlight. This made-in-America heritage grain has twice the amount of protein as quinoa, according to experts, and is seeing a sharp spike in interest as ...

Feed the Future labs work internationally to study agricultural issues. Kansas State University has the only lab out of 17 that survived USAID funding cuts. Here, KSU was part of a conference in ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, US — Efforts by the Collaborative Sorghum Investment Program (CSIP) to develop a more sustainable, resilient and valuable crop have resulted in a $1 million public commitment from ...