PestNet
The Rural https://www.therural.com.au/story/7281758/biological-control-flagged-for-mouse-plague/
Breakthrough genetic biocontrol research under the NSW Government's $50 million mouse control package could transform pest management Australia wide. …
Climate change fans spread of pests and threats plants and crops, new FAO study
Pests destroy up to 40 percent of global crops …
ColomboGazette https://colombogazette.com/2021/05/31/fall-armyworm-to-continue-posing-a-threat-in-sri-lanka/
The fall armyworm is to continue posing a threat in Sri Lanka, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
The Fall Armyworm (FAW) …
Read more...The Guardian
A story about the 17-year cicadas iin the USA. Worth a read
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/01/cicada-explosion-spectacular-chorus
Read more...ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210601100704.htm
- Source:
- Nagoya University
- Summary:
- Researchers have identified a plant enzyme that is key to activating a nitrate uptake mechanism in response to nitrogen starvation. This …
ProMED https://promedmail.org/
Source: MK News Link [abridged, edited] https://mknewslink.com/strange-banana-disease-ravages-plantations-in-kabarole/[A] strange banana disease is ravaging plantations in Kabarole [district, Western Region]. According …
Read more...Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210515091122.htm
Source: American Phytopathological Society
- Summary:
- Next-generation sequencing technology has made it easier than ever for quick diagnosis of plant diseases.
Next-generation …
Mehr News Agency https://en.mehrnews.com/news/173780/Iran-s-battle-against-migratory-desert-locusts-successful
"So far, there have been two attacks by deserts locusts invading the country, which have been repelled and the country's farms have not …
Read more...ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210524110138.htm
- Source:
- John Innes Centre
- Summary:
- A critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in dynamic detail using pioneering plant-based …
Scientists say they could introduce another biocontrol agent into the rainforests of Christmas Island, as crazy ants continue to kill its …