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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-01-fungal-infection-affecting-frogs-future.html#jCp
Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/bug-bombs-don-t-get-rid-bugs-study-suggests
By Elizabeth Pennisi In the United States alone, we spend more than $2.5 billion a year trying to rid our homes of cockroaches and other pests—but a new study …
Read more...Sheffield University researchers have discovered how plants pass on resistance to pests and pathogens, which could help farmers in the future.
A new insight into how plants …
New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2192461-virus-lurking-inside-banana-genome-has-been-destroyed-with-crispr/
Genome editing has been used to destroy a virus that lurks inside many of the bananas grown in Africa. Other teams are trying …
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Buffalo tree-hoppers attacking my chillies and tomatoes. Any biopesticide very effective in managing these insects? Sione Foliaki Director of Research MAFF Tonga
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Finding new and environmentally friendly ways to control pests is both challenging and exciting. This is even more true when it involves developing a …
The Invasives Blog https://blog.invasive-species.org/2019/01/15/major-invasive-pest-the-oriental-fruit-fly-found-for-the-first-time-on-agricultural-land-in-europe/
Eight oriental fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis), considered the world’s worst invasive …
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