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An ARS entomologist is utilizing fire ants as biocontrol to help save sugarcane fields from the sugarcane borer.

Venom found in nestmates’ digestive systems could be key ingredient.

ARS researchers use biocontrol methods to manage fire ant populations.

Diversity allows desert bees to thrive in hot arid environments

Production and demand-oriented research work in concert to boost profits

ARS scientists are studying declining populations of the lady beetle.

ARS scientists are developing methods for testing, controlling, and mitigating boxwood blight.

Study shows that the old rule of thumb may not apply to all situations.

ARS technology helps cotton industry eliminate plastic contamination.

Five years on, the ARSX competition continues to drive scientific innovation

Researchers find eating vegetables improves emotional wellbeing.

Website provides season guide to Northern and Midwest growers.

ARS researchers are studying how Mormon crickets can be controlled to protect agriculture and natural resources.

Study reveals that invasive pest is attracted to vibration

Research found that taste perception could influence diet quality.

ARS-funded research helped to empower military families with nutritional knowledge.

Researchers have uncovered a promising avenue for enhancing food safety.

ARS researchers tap into the fungi’s potential to ease many farm-to-fork maladies

Researchers study the pathways of plant disease – and more – through the air.

ARS works with foreign scientists to prevent overseas diseases from spreading to the United States.

Researchers search for solutions to a deadly livestock virus that hides in plain sight.

This year marks the Agricultural Research Service's 70th anniversary.

Researchers train the next generation for the science of upheaval.

The ARS Three Sisters Project plants the seeds of agricultural science careers.

ARS researchers help students understand the world around them.

BlueSTEM, Oklahoma schools are partnering with ARS to cultivate curiosity

Like ‘mad cow,’ chronic wasting disease in deer currently has no cure.

See how ARS researchers are using insects to reduce the presence of Arundo, a fast-growing invasive grass.

A site in the middle of Missouri provides critical agricultural research on the national scale.

ARS researchers are downscaling climate data to improve modeling techniques.

ARS researchers look to improve diagnosis, testing, and vaccines for leptospirosis.

Researchers fine-tune taste buds and train discriminating palates.

A new workshop unites practice with research on the beneficial effects of fire.

The black soldier fly can reduce waste, serve as feed, and reduce emissions.

New uses for leftover agricultural products promise more revenue and less waste.

Before you know it, you might be fueling your car from a tree or bale of hay.

Advanced research and technology could squeeze every drop from feedstocks.

A new variety of wheat has shown modest improvements in the plant’s ability to withstand drought.

BRIDGEcereal quickly and accurately analyzes genomic data for cereal crops to improve crops.

Unique antibodies found in camels could be used to produce nanobodies that quickly block pathogens.

Adding catfish bone powder to breading mix increases profits, nutrition, and sustainability

Research and commerce use a two-pronged ‘fork’ approach to deal with invasive fish

The infamous spike protein doesn’t just help spread viruses – it can also be weaponized to stop them.

Small herbivores consider restoration seedlings a delicacy.

ARS joins research project to help organisms survive a drier world.

Scientists repurpose natural chemicals to kill disease-carrying insects.

New techniques use radiation to eliminate dangerous mosquitoes.

No cure yet, but treatment options for devastating ailment may be on the way.

Scientists are using a special camera to look into the eyes of each cow being processed through a feedlot.

Scientists discover new variant of bacteria that causes pinkeye.