The insects responsible for pollinating cacao’s tiny flowers are, themselves, also tiny, in order to access the flower’s reproductive structures. Biting midges from the Ceratopogonidae family and gall ...

The Asian chestnut gall wasp (ACGW), Dryocosmus kuriphilus, is a significant pest affecting chestnut trees globally, leading to substantial economic losses in chestnut cultivation. To combat this ...

Eucalyptus gall wasps, particularly species like Leptocybe invasa and Glycaspis brimblecombei, have emerged as significant pests affecting eucalyptus plantations worldwide. These invasive species ...

(Reuters) - Military Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls missed estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, hurt by lower performance at its Newport News shipbuilding facility, sending its ...

Editor's note: This page reflects news from Wednesday, Feb. 12. For the latest updates on the atmospheric river in California, read USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Feb. 13. SAN DIEGO ...

The strongest storm to impact parts of California in over a year has arrived and was drenching hundreds of miles of the state Thursday. Coastal areas and valleys in Southern California ...

LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump, long a vocal detractor of California, touched down in Los Angeles on Friday to tour fire ravaged areas, pledging federal support after days of criticizing ...

Seismologists are closely monitoring California's fault lines as concerns grow about the possibility that the "Big One" could happen soon. The "Big One" refers to a massive earthquake that could ...

NOWHERE. WELL, A GROUP WANTING CALIFORNIA TO SECEDE FROM THE UNITED STATES IS TRYING TO GET THE ISSUE ON THE BALLOT. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS A GROUP HAS BEEN CLEARED TO START GATHERING ...

Currently, Ingalls has two Wasp class ships under construction, and is also building Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class Aegis guided missile destroyers, with 14 vessels contracted, and six already ...