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• Natural predators of agricultural pests are cheaper and safer than insecticides
• Farmers can save US$300 million by doubling …

The conversation https://theconversation.com/leafcutter-ants-are-in-a-chemical-arms-race-against-a-behaviour-changing-fungus-97892On the face of it, a leafcutter ant’s nest is a perfect picture of harmonious relationships. Worker ants go out to …

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By Michael AllenJun. 13, 2018 , 11:50 AM

The striking bright blues, …

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/17/where-have-insects-gone-climate-change-population-decline 

When Simon Leather was a student in the 1970s, he took a summer job as a postman and delivered mail to the villages of …

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By Elizabeth PennisiJun. 15, 2018 , 2:30 PM Biochemists have tracked down the brain chemicals … Read more...

A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: Wed 13 Jun 2018 Source: HortiDaily[edited] <http://www.hortidaily.com/article/ …

FreshPlaza http://www.freshplaza.com/article/196411/Australian-citrus-industry-under-threat

Some of Australia’s major growers of citrus fruit are demanding urgent action in the Northern Territory to prevent a disease outbreak that is spreading south …

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Date: Tue 12 Jun 2018
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By Katie Langin 11 June 2018 , 5:20 PM

In retrospect, 2011 was just the first …

FreshPlaza http://www.freshplaza.com/arti cle/196502/Samoa-Growth-of-ban ana-exports-market-expected

Since the recent resumption of banana exports to New Zealand, Samoan banana plantations are beginning to flourish again. This year, the Ministry of …