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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-03T14:00:00.0000000Z
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This video reveals the secret to the dragonfly’s backward flight

Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/07/video-reveals-secret-dragonfly-s-backward-flight?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-07-02&et_rid=389253831&et_cid=2152587

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By Victoria Davis  Dragonflies are acrobats of the …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
Identification request
2018-07-03T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Request for identification - Maize 'disease' - Nigeria
Maize, Nigeria Maize, Nigeria Maize, Nigeria

Dear Sir, 

These are pictures sent to us by a farmer. We are suspect it to be mix infection of Southern and Northern leaf blight. 
Is there any other possible conclusion? Your comments will be highly appreciated. 
Thank you. 
Kazeem …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-03T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Sub-Saharan farmers to fight Fall Armyworm with mobile phone app
Identification of fall armyworm using an app

FreshPlaza http://www.freshplaza.com/article/197427/Sub-Saharan-farmers-to-fight-Fall-Armyworm-with-mobile-phone-app Recently, the fight by sub-Saharan farmers against the Fall Armyworm, which has devastated crops and threatened food security for …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-03T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Twenty Innovators Selected to Tackle Fall Armyworm in Africa with Digital Solutions

The Invasives Blog https://blog.invasive-species.org/2018/07/03/twenty-innovators-selected-to-tackle-fall-armyworm-in-africa-with-digital-solutions/#more-1994

By Lauren Bieniek. 

Reblogged from Agrilinks It’s hard to believe that a small worm …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-03T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Researchers Aim to Cut Through the Complexity of Managing Early-Season Crop Pests
The southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, shown in adult form here) is one of many minor, sporadic early-season pests of seedling corn. Assessing the potential risk of such pests is challenging, and a new collection of pest profiles in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management aims to help growers and IPM professionals make more-informed decisions about whether methods such as preventative insecticide seed treatments are warranted. (Photo credit: Marlin E. Rice, Ph.D.)

EntomologyToday https://entomologytoday.org/2018/06/26/cutting-through-complexity-managing-early-season-crop-pests-ipm/

While farmers are always wary of insect pests threatening their crops, the early part of a growing season is a time of …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-03T02:00:00.0000000Z
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Remote sensing reveals olive tree infection early
An olive tree affected by Xylella fastidiosa, with visual symptoms of chlorosis and defoliation. Courtesy: Juan A. Navas-Cortes Infographic of increasing severity of Xylella fastidiosa symptoms in olive tree crowns in colours from green to red detected by thermal images. Courtesy: Alberto Hornero - Swansea University
https://physicsworld.com/a/remote-sensing-reveals-olive-tree-infection-early/ Europe’s olive trees are succumbing to a bacterium spread by sap-feeding insects. But remote imaging from planes or drones could detect infected trees before their symptoms …
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-02T18:00:00.0000000Z
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How adapting to different climates has helped a pest spread across the globe

The Conversation https://theconversation.com/how-adapting-to-different-climates-has-helped-a-pest-spread-across-the-globe-99159?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%202%202018%20-%20105459331&utm_ …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-02T18:00:00.0000000Z
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This former sugar cane farmer is using planes and sensors to find crop disease before it spreads
This former sugar cane farmer is using planes and sensors to find crop disease before it spreads

NBC https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/27/ceres-imaging-raises-25-million-to-diagnose-crop-health-from-the-sk.html

  • Ceres Imaging has raised $25 million for sensors and software that diagnose crop health.
  • Insight Venture Partners and Romulus Capital invested …
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-02T14:00:00.0000000Z
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Species Shifts in the Honey Bee Microbiome Differ with Age and Hive Role
Honey bees are a critical factor in the success of U.S. agriculture. Click the image for more information about it.

ARS News Service Agricultural Research Service, USDA --View this report online, plus photos and related stories, at www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news-archive/ --Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/USDA_ARS

By Kim Kaplan

TUCSON, …

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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2018-07-02T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Host plants tell insects when to grow longer wings and migrate
Two brown planthopper insects on a rice plant. The bottom one is the long-winged version that will migrate on to a new rice plant. The top is a short-winged version that won't leave. Credit: Xinda Lin, Jiliang University.

Washington State University https://phys.org/news/2018-07-host-insects-longer-wings-migrate.html

Scientists at Washington State University and China Jiliang University have discovered that the quality of the host rice plant determines whether the …

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