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The Scientist https://www.the-scientist.com/ ?articles.view/articleNo/ 51421/title/Researchers-Learn- from-Plant-Viruses-to-Protect- Crops/
Reliefweb https://reliefweb.int/report/world/push-pull-crop-system-curb-fall-armyworms Summary Intercropping maize with drought-resistant greenleaf desmodium and planting Brachiaria grass on the farm’s edge helps curb fall armyworms.
Researchers …
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The Conversation https://theconversation.com/tandem-virus-cocktail-kills-pest-rabbits-more-effectively-97930
Farmers, landowners and conservationists across Australia are benefiting from an unexpected, combined effect of two biological controls that …
Read more...By Fariss Samarrai, farisss@virginia.edu
Bumblebee populations are declining in the United States for a range of …
Read more...https://postcourier.com.pg/pests-continue-thrive-country/
Pests continue to thrive in country
By Matthew Vari As much of the attention and focus has been on the coffee berry borer (CBB) pest continues, the country still has other diseases and pests …
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Cyprus Mail https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/06/13/plant-of-the-week-deadly-mushroom-historically-used-to-take-out-rivals/
By ALEXANDER MCCOWAN Habitat: A deadly fungi member of the Agaricaceae family, growing up to 10cm with a cap of 8cm in woodland …
John Innes Centre https://www.jic.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/06/plant-virus-revealed/ One of the world’s most lethal families of plant viruses has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a new study that may provide clues to preventing the …
Read more...DeutscheWelle http://www.dw.com/en/working-with-insects-in-africa/a-44352242 The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya was founded in 1970 and aims to improve the lives and health of people in tropical Africa by focusing …
Read more...The New York Times https://www..msn.com/en-us/sports/fifa-world-cup/england-tunisia-world-cup-game-overrun-by-insects/ar-AAyOWVb
By Sarah Lyall
VOLGOGRAD, Russia— The World Cup fans descended on the city. And then the bugs descended on them. …
The CanberraTimes https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/how-csiro-researchers-are-tracking-the-evolution-of-australian-insects-20180620-p4zmk3.html
In news likely to disappoint Jurassic Park fans heading to the latest film in the …
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