Scientists trace the rapid spread of Oropouche virus beyond the Amazon, revealing its evolution through reassortment and the ...

Many have wished for those pesky flies to just disappear, but the truth of what their extinction would do to Earth's ...

Climate change poses a major well-known risk to cacao production. But a new study finds that low pollination is also limiting ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the deadly ...

From the earliest spellings (e.g. Muggehala 1182) toponymists believe Monkhall originally meant 'nook infested by midges' from the Old English mycg/midge and halh/nook. That suggests that it was ...

Cocoa dropped in New York, heading for a weekly decline, amid concerns about weaker demand in the wake of record prices. Futures slipped as much as 10% to hit the lowest since early December.

(Bloomberg) -- Executives from Hershey Co. and Mondelez International Inc. signaled more price increases may be coming as the chocolate makers navigate a sustained rise in cocoa prices.

Sustainable agricultural practices could help to secure and improve global cocoa yields, according to an Oxford University study. Cocoa, a vital cash crop for millions of smallholder farmers ...

“Cocoa is pollinated by tiny insects such as midges and thrips, and it comes as quite a surprise that most of the time there simply isn’t enough pollination happening to produce the cocoa crop that is ...