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2018-05-19T14:00:00.0000000Z
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Matabele ants: Travelling faster with detours
THESE ARE MATABELE ANTS CARRYING A TERMITE PREY BACK TO THE NEST. CREDIT: ERIK FRANK

EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/uow-mat051818.php

UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG

Termites are the African Matabele ants' (Megaponera analis) favourite dish. Proceeding in long files of 200 to 600, they raid termites at their foraging …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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Increasing Antimicrobial Compound Production In Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens

Science Trends https://sciencetrends.com/increasing-antimicrobial-compound-production-in-bacillus-amyloliquefaciens/

by Edgardo Jofré

Pathogenic microorganisms affecting plants’ health are a major and persistent threat to food production throughout the …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-05-19T14:00:00.0000000Z
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How much space do you need to evolve a new mammal? These worm-eating mice have the answer
By finding three relatives of this Filipino worm-eating mouse, biologists have demonstrated that speciation can occur on smaller islands than previous thought. L. R. HEANEY/THE FIELD MUSEUM

Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/how-much-space-do-you-need-evolve-new-mammal-these-worm-eating-mice-have-answer

By Elizabeth Pennisi It’s a long-standing mystery in biology: What is the smallest amount of land needed to evolve … Read more...
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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Citrus canker confirmed on two Western Australia properties

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 … Read more...
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-05-19T08:00:00.0000000Z
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Scientists' new way to identify microscopic worm attacking coffee crops

EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/uol-snw051618.php

University of Leeds The plants which produce one of the most popular drinks in the world, coffee, are targeted by a microscopic worm, but scientists are fighting back. …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-05-19T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Optimum shade for cocoa
COCOA PLANTATION IN GHANA: UNDER A SHADE-TREE COVER OF 30 PERCENT, SHADE TREES HAD A POSITIVE EFFECT ON COCOA PLANTS COMPARED TO AREAS WITHOUT SHADE TREES. CREDIT: WILMA BLASER/ETH ZURICH

EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/ez-osf051818.php

by Eth Zurich Researchers in the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group

Chocolate consumption is increasing around the world. Yet, cocoa farmers, most of them smallholders, …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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Gene editing, Phytophthora control - cocoa

The American Council on Science and Health https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/05/14/crispr-chocolate-would-help-farmers-developing-countries-1294

By Julianna LeMieux   

Some people are anti-GMO because they don't like the idea of their …

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Grahame Jackson
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How Seeds from War-Torn Syria Could Help Save American Wheat
The Hessian fly (left). Its pupae (right) settle in the crown of wheat seedlings, just above the roots, and feed on the plant's juices, stunting plant growth. USDA & KANSAS STATE Seed bank at Tal Hadya, Syria Aegilops tauschii, a wild grass native to the Fertile Crescent, which is resistant to some pests and diseases. CIMMYT Ahmed Amri (far right), director of genetic resources at ICARDA, has been working to grow some of the seeds originally stored at the seed bank in Tal Hadya, Syria (left). ICARDA & GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST A wheat plant with genes introduced from Aegopolis tauschii (left) shows resistance to Hessian fly damage, compared to a non-modified wheat whose growth was stunted by the flies. HALEY AHLERS/KANSAS STATE

Yale Environment 360 https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-seeds-from-war-torn-syria-could-help-save-american-wheat

BY MARK SCHAPIRO

As temperatures rise, pests and diseases are moving north into the U.S. heartland, killing crops and diminishing yields. …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-05-18T18:00:00.0000000Z
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London under attack - oak processionary moth
Image Source: UK Forestry Commission

GBR http://bgr.com/2018/05/11/london-caterpillar-invasion-oak-moth/

By Mike Wehner

When you think of invasive species, a fluffy little caterpillar probably isn’t the first that that comes to mind — that is, unless you happen to live in London. … Read more...
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-05-17T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Africa: Push-Pull technology halts fall armyworm rampage – without GM
Agroecological method using companion planting succeeds against pest where GM has failed

Many thanks to John Wightman for sending this to Pestnet

GMWatch https://www.gmwatch.org/en/news/latest-news/18282-push-pull-technology-halts-fall-armyworm-rampage-without-gm

Recently GMWatch reported on attempts by the GMO lobby to persuade African …

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