This segment examines how pesticides used in agriculture to combat pests like aphids can harm honey bees, essential for pollination. It explains the dilemma farmers face: needing to protect crops while preserving beneficial insects...

It’s not your imagination: Brussels sprouts used to suck.

Jessi tries to convince you that cockroaches are cool! After the video I bet you'll agree that even though some can be pests, there's way more cool things about them then you knew.

Integrated Pest Management explores environmental effects by examining the potential impacts humans have on the environment when integrated pest management is used to control crop pestilence.

This video is a lecture presentation on the process of genetic engineering. The presenter describes and discusses the steps involved in modifying the genome of a bacterium cell, and then evaluates some of the uses and...

This video provides an overview of the different ways in which plants defend themselves against pathogens and pests. It explains the physical barriers that plants create, such as cellulose cell walls and waxy cuticles, and how they work...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants the public’s help to prevent the spread of plant pests and diseases.

In this lecture video, the speaker discusses the detection and identification of plant diseases. They explain how to detect signs of diseases in plants, such as stunted growth, spots on leaves, and discoloration, and how to identify...

This video will take students through the relationship that humans have with insects, and how we affect each other.

In this video, the topic of food security and its various factors affecting food supplies are discussed. The narrator explains that having enough food to feed a population, especially when population numbers are rising, is important for...

This lesson for beginner English learners focuses on formal and informal presentation skills: Providing information to friends, using eye contact, presenting a familiar topic, informal or formal presentation language based on the setting.

This video explores the rich cultural and symbolic significance of lizards throughout history, from ancient civilizations to modern times. It highlights the diverse interpretations and associations with lizards, ranging from...

Scientists with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in central California are using sound to control insects that spread disease in grape vineyards. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary has more.

The video is a lecture presentation on improving crop yields. It discusses various methods that farmers can use to increase the mass of useful product they get from a crop. The presentation starts by highlighting the importance of...

This video explores agricultural solutions that can help feed the growing human population. It discusses three methods: genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to control pests, fertilizers to increase crop growth, and biological control...

It explains the need for protecting crop plants from pests and describes common practices used for crop pest management.

GM stands for genetically modified. So, GM crops are plants grown for food whose genes have been altered using genetic engineering. In some cases, the genes of other organisms have been inserted into the genome of the crop plant to...

Conventional pesticides are a double-edged sword that scientists are now seeking to replace with more natural RNA-based plant vaccines. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that without pesticides, roughly 70 percent of the...

A pest is an organism that eats or damages crop plants that are grown in agriculture. Pests can be controlled using pesticides or by introducing other species, also known as biological control. Pesticides are natural or synthetic...