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KBC https://www.kbc.co.ke/icipe-researchers-make-breakthrough-in-fall-armyworm-control/ BY:Margaret Kalekye Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera frugiperda , is an invasive pest that is wreaking havoc in Kenya and many other parts of the world, causing …
Read more...EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/usu-run022321.php
In their study published on Dec. 4 in Nature: Scientific Reports, researchers at Utah State University analyzed the effects of two abiotic stressors on Pseudomonas …
The Harvard Gazette https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/understanding-how-evolution-shaped-the-insect-visual-system/
Novel way to isolate light-sensitive proteins may lead to evolutionary insights
Marjorie Liénard had a classic eureka moment …
Read more...The Crescent News https://www.crescent-news.com/news/local_farm/relationship-between-nitrogen-and-crop-disease/article_d6c9c6f5-98d0-556c-8ef7-75681fc5288b.html
By Hoorman Soil Health Services Nitrogen (N) is the fourth most abundant plant nutrient …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-02-global-microbial-life-soilsand-ecological.html
by German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Soil microorganisms play a critical role in the survival of life-sustaining …
Read more...BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56095222
New Zealand has some of the highest numbers of wasps in the world, and is now taking action to tackle them by introducing two insects from Europe.
The hover fly and wasp-nest beetle were given the …
Brisbane beekeeper creates editable map to track African tulip trees killing native stingless bees
ABC Radio Brisbane https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-17/beekeper-creates-tree-map-to-save-native-bees/13156240
A Brisbane beekeeper has created a map for the public to locate African tulip trees in a bid to weed out the plant …
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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-02-predators-herbivore.html
by Tokyo University of Science Nature has its way of maintaining balance. This statement rightly holds true for plants that are eaten by herbivores—insects or even mammals. Interestingly, …
Read more...Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-02-neonicotinoid-pesticide-residues-irish-honey.htmlby Thomas Deane, Trinity College Dublin Researchers from Trinity and Dublin City University found that Irish honey contained residues of neonicotinoid …
Read more...Science https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6531/eaba6605.full
Authors: Pierre-Marc Delaux and Sebastian Schornack
Abstract
During 450 million years of diversification on land, plants and microbes have evolved together. This is reflected in …
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