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2018-02-01T18:00:00.0000000Z
Australian research moves to reduce multimillion dollar insect burden on the racing industry. Andrew Masterson reports.

Cosmos https://cosmosmagazine.com/ biology/hairy-caterpillars- cause-horse-abortions

Australian research moves to reduce multimillion dollar insect burden on the racing industry. Andrew Masterson reports.

Now here’s something we’ll bet you never knew: …

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2018-01-29T04:00:00.0000000Z

BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-42865711/ethiopia-s-lake-tana-threatened-by-alien-weed-invasion

The BBC has launched its new radio services aimed at Ethiopia and Eritrea in the AmharicAfaan Oromo and Tigrinya  …

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2018-01-27T14:00:00.0000000Z

Africa News http://www.africanews.com/2018/01/27/malawi-farmers-resort-to-home-made-repellents-to-combat-armyworms/ Farmers in Malawi are using home-made remedies to control armyworms after exhausting pesticide options on the market meant to …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-01-27T04:00:00.0000000Z

Research matters https://researchmatters.in/news/how-does-bacteria-help-plants-thrive-salty-conditions

By Prasana Manikanda Kartik 

A plant needs salts, water, sunlight and different nitrogen-based compounds to grow. However, any of these in …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-01-27T04:00:00.0000000Z

Michigan State University http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/how-plants-muscle-up-against-bacteria-in-the-cold/

Contact(s): Layne CameronAllyson HamzeyIgor Houwat Michigan State University scientists have furthered our …
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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-01-25T14:00:00.0000000Z

CropUpdateBiotech http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=16136

Kenyans are on the brink of starvation following a heavy infestation by the fall armyworm on their maize farms. First reported in the country in March last …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-01-22T08:00:00.0000000Z
On Argel (Solenostemma argel) - Sudan

[Attachment(s) from 'Muniappan, Rangaswamy' rmuni@vt.edu [pestnet] included below] Forwarded herewith is a message and a picture from Dr. Ensaf Mohamed, Sudan for identification of a hemipteran insect feeding on an Apocynaceae plant. …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-01-19T21:36:00.0000000Z

EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/ii-gpg011421.php

GM plant to give boost to green insect controls

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Science Business Announcement

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IMAGE: THESE TRANSGENIC …

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2018-01-17T14:00:00.0000000Z

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: Mon 15 Jan 2018 Source: StarrFM [edited] <http://starrfmonline. …

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