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Source: Schweizer Bauer [in German, trans. & summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.schweizerbauer.ch/pflanzen/spezialkulturen/weiteres-tomatenvirus-aufgetaucht-60568.htmlIn France, another tomato virus previously not …

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Source: Mid-Day [edited] https://www.mid-day.com/articles/maharashtras-onion-farmers-staring-at-a-bleak-future/23059206[For] the onion farmers of Maharashtra, the monsoon season has brought disease. Much of the crop …

USDA ARS https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2020/scary-insects-for-halloween-spider-vs-philolema-palanichamyi/

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There's nothing cool about being used …

Found these Dermestid (?) larvae in a bag of Arborio rice.

Hi, can anyone identify this insect? Tiny fly I noticed after taking photos of growing figs in Farrer ACT, Australia.

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201026095402.htm

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Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena

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A research group has discovered that insects have a decisive influence on the biodiversity and flowering phases of plants. …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-10-endangered-trees-guam-contribute-ecosystem.html

by University of Guam Research at the University of Guam has shown that the decomposition of leaf litter from three threatened tree species releases nitrogen …

Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus (OrNV) is a dsDNA virus which has been used as a biocontrol agent to suppress Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Recently a new wave of O. rhinocerosincursions in …

EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/aps-ioa102620.php