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Honeybees are struggling to get enough good bacteria
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6/23/2018 11:45:11 AM -

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily..com/ releases/2018/04/180417115706. htm

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Modern monoculture farming, commercial forestry and even well-intentioned gardeners could be making it harder for honeybees to store food and fight off …

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Cocoa pest identification: Cote d'Ivoire
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6/23/2018 11:11:48 AM -
Dear PestNet members,

This pest seems to be new and is causing much damage to cocoa trees in an area in Côte d’Ivoire. Looking for ID. Any help is much appreciated. 

Best regards, Wouter Vanhove

 Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical …

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Farmers Need Long-Term and Short-Term Solutions to Combat Fall Armyworm in Kenya
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6/23/2018 11:08:16 AM -

Farming First https://farmingfirst.org/2018/05/farmers-need-long-term-and-short-term-solutions-to-combat-fall-armyworm-in-kenya/

Fall Armyworm has arrived in Kenya to stay, but while the government develops a long-term strategy, farmers need ready and …

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Beetles on pineapple, Solomon Islands
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6/23/2018 10:30:02 AM -

I am sending this for Pita Tikai, Solomon Islands who is having trouble too with Yahoo

Hi Pestnetter​s, Attached are pictures of a beetle - ?stag beetle - damaging pineapple fruits at Papagu, Solomon islands. 

This is the first time that the …
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Mars aims to triple cocoa yield through development of disease-resistant cocoa
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6/23/2018 10:16:14 AM -

CandyIndustry

Mars, Inc. plans to triple its global cocoa yield by developing more disease-resistant clones and continuing to improve farmer practices based on genetic knowledge of cocoa.

The global confectionery/pet food conglomerate has …

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Do insects feel pain
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6/23/2018 10:04:19 AM -
ABC (Australia)http://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/drive/self-improvement-wednesday-dr-eliza-middleton/9744352
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Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the 'chocolate tree'
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6/23/2018 9:59:43 AM -

Penn State http://news.psu.edu/story/521154/2018/05/09/research/cocoa-crispr-gene-editing-shows-promise-improving-chocolate-tree

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that …

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Solved: the mysterious origin of the world’s most devastating wildlife disease
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6/23/2018 9:11:49 AM -

Science http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/solved-mysterious-origin-world-s-most-devastating-wildlife-disease?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-05-10&et_rid=389253948&et_cid=2026000

by Erik Stokstad In the 1970s, researchers were perplexed by …

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FEDERAL biosecurity staff are yet to pinpoint the source of a spreading outbreak of citrus canker first detected in the Northern Territory in April.
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6/23/2018 8:37:03 AM -

The weekly Times https://www.weeklytimesnow..com.au/agribusiness/horticulture/citrus-canker-disease-outbreak-origin-sought/news-story/f56163fe3ff4ea4c81b20baf977a442b

ALEXANDRA LASKIE

Almost two months after the disease was spotted on a potted lime …

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Citrus canker confirmed on two Western Australia properties
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6/23/2018 8:35:44 AM -

FreshFruit Portal https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2018/05/17/citrus-canker-confirmed-on-two-western-australia-properties/

Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries (DPIRD) has confirmed the detection of citrus canker on two …
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