However, the real danger lurks beneath the soil. The larvae of these pests are white, legless grubs with brown heads that silently munch on plant roots underground.

Soybean gall midge larvae typically infest soybean plants at the V2 growth stage or later, when cracks begin to develop in soybean stems, providing an entry point for females to lay eggs.

One company is injecting liquid clay into California desert to trap moisture and help fruit to grow, while another in Malaysia boosts soil with droppings from fly larvae.

Larvae recovered from flooded marl soil had significantly smaller head capsule widths and probably were at least 1 instar younger than larvae recovered from non-flooded marl soil or non-flooded ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 30 (Reuters) - As extreme weather and human activity degrade the world's arable land, scientists and developers are looking at new and largely unproven methods to save soil ...