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ARS scientists in collaboration with Israeli partners, developed a new formulation to protect beneficial fungi and nematodes from UV radiation.

A team from ARS and the University of Minnesota tested soil additives containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in a 3-year field study.

ARS researchers tested natamycin as a postharvest treatment to control and reduce fruit rot in blueberries.

A team of ARS researchers is providing farmers in Hawaii with new apps to help manage threats to their crops.

Scientific Discoveries highlights the national and international impact of ARS research on agriculture from the farmer's field to the consumer's table.

ARS scientists are examining one of the things that makes sorghum naturally resistant to weeds — a natural herbicide the plant secretes from its roots.

Researchers are developing techniques to trap and transfer earwigs from stone fruit orchards to the pome fruit orchards where they are beneficial.

Developed by ARS's researchers, symbiont technology can be delivered to citrus trees in the field and is scalable from a few to millions of trees.

ARS researchers have developed a tool that can provide more precise answers that lead to healthier plants and greater yields.

Scientists at the Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, OH, are discovering that silicon could be a key contributor to agriculture.

ARS researchers are developing new strategies to combat citrus greening

ARS researchers recently developed and released three new pea cultivars that can be grown in the cooler months.

In recent years, farmers in the southeastern United States have struggled with the invasive guava root-knot nematode.

Scientists investigated practices that might help smallholder farmers increase sustainability of their lands and adapt to a changing climate.

ARS researchers examined rhododendron plants growing in native stands, looking for microbes that cause diseases that affect other plants.

A long-term honey bee monitoring network helps researchers to better understand colony performance and survivorship over multiple seasons.

ARS and University of California-Berkeley scientists are evaluating the potential of a parasitoid wasp to control the fruit fly, spotted wing drosophila.

ARS researchers are studying genetics and breeding to make honey bees more resilient.

Scientists are producing new strains of cotton that offer both quality and abundance.

ARS scientists are combatting pests and diseases affecting avocado production in the U.S.

In the search for natural enemies of the emerald ash borer, one promising candidate is a tiny 5-7 millimeter-long parasitic wasp that lays its eggs on EAB larvae.

ARS scientists found that methyl benzoate can repel, and even kill, other insects and pests, including the spotted wing drosophila fly.

Often viewed as pests, grasshoppers may have a larger environmental role to play.

A new variety of sugarcane has high fiber content, excellent regrowth ability, high stalk population, cold tolerance, disease resistance, and excellent biomass yield.

ARS scientists created a new potato variety with greater yields and better processing qualities, especially for making chips and fries.

Combining the biofumigant with an herbicide seems to curb infestations of purple nutsedge as well as reduce nematodes and the tomato wilt bacterium.

Researchers with the ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research Unit have identified a region of the honey bee genome linked to reduced colony defensiveness.

ARS scientists studied Puerto Rican fungal strains as possible biological control agents for managing the coffee berry borer in an environmentally sustainable manner.

ARS is working with the Washington State Departments of Health and Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to prevent the northern giant hornet, formerly known as Asian giant hornet, from becoming established in the United States.

ARS has been a central player in the Wheat Productivity Enhancement Program for Pakistan, a decade-long international collaboration.

The USDA-USAID Livestock Improvement Project is an 8-year international program to enhance genetic gains made in local goat populations.

Researchers determined that winter camelina and pennycress are effective in reducing excess nitrogen and preventing its escape from farmland.

ARS researchers released two new varieties of blackberry: ‘Twilight’ and ‘Hall’s Beauty.’

A team of ARS scientists in cooperation with Pacific Biosciences published the first genome of the invasive spotted lanternfly.

Putting honey bees into indoor cold storage in October rather than November increases their chances of surviving the winter.

ARS is helping lead the mapping of the first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet.

Learn about the Keepsake strawberry developed by ARS

Scientists are using dogs to sniff out citrus orchards for the devastating pathogen HBL, also known as Citrus Greening.

ARS scientists have developed novel RNA interference technology that interrupts the expression of critical whitefly genes.

ARS researchers have developed a molecular method that could revolutionize the way we approach surveillance of sand flies.

Researchers found a way to distinguish between two citrus diseases that are similar in appearance, but dangerously different.

ARS researchers and their collaborator have demonstrated that an areawide mating disruption approach could control peach tree pests.

ARS scientists are looking into “attractive” ways to kill brown marmorated stink bugs.

A way to control mold while keeping the strawberries fresh and tasty.

ARS scientists recently released “Contender” peanut, which is high in oleic fatty acids.

ARS researchers and Federal partners formed the Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Early-Warning Team.

ARS researchers are working to counter Emerald Ash borers with releases of the parasitic wasp Tetrastichus planipennisi and gene-based control.

A team of ARS and Boyce Thompson Institute researchers in Ithaca, NY, may have found a weak link in the citrus-greening disease cycle.

ARS researchers decided to examine the genetics that underpin broccoli's ability to cope with heat stress.

ARS researchers have created silver nanoparticles whose antimicrobial properties can be passed directly into the cotton fibers that make up fabrics and textiles.

Collaboration between ARS scientists and more than 30 national and international institutions resulted in two new pollinator bee genome sequences.

ARS Electron and Confocal Microscopy Research Unit helps expand the scientific understanding of microbes, pests, and pathogens that attack crops, infect livestock, and sicken thousands of people each year.

Researchers are exploring the use of robots to take on hazardous duties related to studying wind erosion of soils and the expansion of deserts.

ARS researchers in Oregon have bred more than 20 varieties of hops since the 1950s.

A team led by ARS scientists in Wooster, OH, developed and tested the smarter sprayer technology.

Researchers have developed a self-propelled apple-harvest and in-field-sorting prototype machine.

ARS scientists investigated using a robotic vision system, RoTSE, to prune fruit trees during the winter.

Work by the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative, an ARS-led coalition, has reduced scab losses eightfold since 2004.

In an effort to reduce cooking time, ARS scientists discovered that genetic differences exist among beans that determine how long it takes the bean to cook.

Two oilseed crops that are good for pollinators—pennycress and camelina—can fit into profitable rotations with corn and soybeans.

ARS scientists have shown that anaerobic soil disinfestation is a promising alternative to methyl bromide fumigation.

ARS scientists have made breakthroughs in producing passenger tires with guayule rubber.

ARS scientists released two new varieties of potatoes—'Clearwater Russet' and 'Blazer Russet'—that will be used by McDonald's for French fries.

Collaboration between ARS scientists and more than 30 national and international institutions resulted in two new pollinator bee genome sequences.

ARS scientists have developed and released "Hidden Valley" meadow fescue.

ARS researchers developed a new heat treatment for use during the sugarcane juice clarification process to eliminate microbial contamination.

ARS researchers are improving bioenergy production to advance the economic feasibility of producing high-quality biodiesel and jet fuels from renewable biomass.

ARS scientists and collaborators developed and released the new OLé peanut.