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USDA-ARS https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2020/horned-face-bees-sublet-in-a-honey-bee-colony/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdeliveryBELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, June 25, 2020—When Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists … |
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The Council of Rural Development, Livestock, Fishing, Food and Environment of Cantabria has warned of the presence in the …
USDA-ARS https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAARS/bulletins/291fa21
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TUCSON, ARIZONA, June 22, 2020—Putting honey bees into early indoor cold storage in October rather than …
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by American Phytopathological Society
While crop diseases have devastating consequences on agriculture, causing losses of up to 30% in some crops, plants constantly evolve …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-reallocation-subsidies-biocontrols-fall-armyworm.html
by CABI
A new CABI-led study is calling for governments to reallocate subsidies to encourage the use of lower risk control options—such as biopesticides—in the …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-camouflage-odours-eaten.html
by Phineas Rueckert
Plants in dense tropical forests are able to mask their chemical scents in order to avoid being detected and eaten by insects—a key advantage in the " …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-fungal-pathogen-disables-defense-mechanism.html
Cabbage plants defend themselves against herbivores and pathogens by deploying a defensive mechanism called the mustard oil bomb: when the …
EurekAlert https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/icft-agu061720.php
Using machine learning, scientists can analyze drone images shot above the soil to understand how root crops respond to drought or heat beneath the soil. The Pheno-i platform …
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Source: The Fiji Times [edited] https://www.fijitimes.com/smut-disease-threat/Fiji faces a threat from the sugarcane smut disease, says the Sugar Research Institute of Fiji [SRIF]. Acting chief executive officer Prema Naidu …
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