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Kia orana ant enthusiasts,

We recently found a large number of winged male ants. We have concluded there were in Ponerinae but are not any of our known species: Anochetus graeffei, Hypoponera punctatissimus, Hypoponera eduardi or Ponera tenuis. We …

ScienceDaily

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University of Cologne

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Biologists have discovered how a pathogenic fungus can bypass the immune system of plants. By releasing an 'effector' molecule, it avoids elimination at a critical stage in its reproduction cycle.

A team …

Can anyone advise me on organic control of orange pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora species?  I tried garlic/chillie spray with no effect.  Nicotine spray (made with snuff and water) has some impact, but they are still devastating my cucumbers: …

Dear colleagues, 

I would much appreciate if someone can help identify the insect in the attached  picture. It was found on common beans in the Centrale region of Togo.   Many thanks.

National History Museum

Hi Everyone

We are excited to tell you that PestNet has joined forces with the Pacific Pests, Pathogens & Weeds app (compiled by PestNet). It seemed sensible to put these two Pestnet endeavours together. Some time ago, we mentioned that the …

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Source: GhanaWeb [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/More-than-43-000-cocoa-trees-destroyed-in-Dormaa-due-to-swollen-shoot-1406965More than 43 000 cocoa trees affected by the …

EurekAert Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research …

The Week https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/science-health/954861/east-africa-locust-plagues

Phys.Org

by British Ecological Society Diseases affecting different UK tree species have been shown to have a multiplying effect on the loss of associated biodiversity, according to new research published in the Journal of Ecology by …