Healthy bee population is financial boon for Ireland's apple growers
A healthy bee population would represent a financial boon for Ireland's apple growers suggests new UCD research.
Ecology
Mar 8, 2022
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News tagged with agricultural pest
Computational modelling experts pioneer pest-busting model
Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control and hence significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops whilst minimizing ...
Ecology
Feb 10, 2022
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How Bali could teach the world to manage its limited resources
Water is a limited resource. As such, efficient ways to jointly manage and optimize water reserves are essential for our present and future. But how can a well-balanced system be established? In order to single out the relevant ...
General Physics
Oct 20, 2021
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New chemical method makes it easier to extract pollutant pesticides from water
Researchers from the Department of Analytical Chemistry and the Institute of Materials Science (ICMUV) of the University of Valencia (UV) have developed a method for the detection in water of PFRs (organophosphate flame retardants), ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 9, 2021
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Researchers design simulation tool to predict disease, pest spread
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computer simulation tool to predict when and where pests and diseases will attack crops or forests, and also test when to apply pesticides or other management strategies ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2021
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Beneficial arthropods find winter sanctuary in uncultivated field edges, study finds
Many species of ground-dwelling beetles, ladybugs, hoverflies, damsel bugs, spiders and parasitic wasps kill and eat pest species that routinely plague farmers, including aphids and corn rootworm larvae and adults. But the ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2021
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Wasps: Why we should love our underrated pollinators
I was lying on the jungle floor of a Malaysian rainforest with a wasp nest dangling 10 cm from my nose. I had painted each wasp with a few colored spots so that I could tell one from another.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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Major fly pest genetically modified in the lab to produce more males
Mediterranean fruit flies, an agricultural pest, have been modified in a lab experiment so more males are born than females, reducing their numbers.
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2021
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Ecological theory provides insights on pesticide use in agriculture
As agriculture in the United States evolves, it's becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation.
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2020
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An analysis of the system-wide costs and benefits of using engineered nanomaterials on crop-based agriculture
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has conducted an analysis of the system-wide costs and benefits of using engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) on crop-based agriculture. In their paper published ...
