Fire blight is a serious threat to fruit trees. Now a quick test has been developed at the Vienna University of Technology, which can indicate the danger early - with the help of bees.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Organic apples and pears will soon be free of a widely used antibiotic.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 12, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org) —In August 2011, researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were presented with a serious, and potentially very costly, puzzle in Kennewick, Wash. Since Kennewick lies within a region ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 22, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Governments worldwide are failing to do enough to tackle drought, which lacks the headline-making punch of a hurricane but can have an equally devastating human and economic impact, the UN weather agency ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 12

A private rocket is poised to blast off Friday on a supply run to the International Space Station.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 01, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(AP)—In an almond orchard in California's Central Valley, bee inspector Neil Trent pried open a buzzing hive and pulled out a frame to see if it was at least two-thirds covered with bees.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 17, 2013 4.6 / 5 (5) 0

Ash trees have been suffering from the Chalara fraxinea fungus (otherwise known as ash dieback) across Europe: not only in mature forest areas, but also in urban areas and nurseries. It was discovered in Feb ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 28, 2012 not rated yet 0

An international research team led by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Boris Vinatzer and Giorgio Balestra of the University of Tuscia in Italy has used the latest DNA sequencing technology to trace a devastating ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 09, 2012 4 / 5 (4) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- The honeybee has hogged the pollination spotlight for centuries, but native bees are now getting their fair share of buzz: They are two to three times better pollinators than honeybees, are ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 25, 2011 not rated yet 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese forestry officials have released some 600 million parasitic insects into the north China city of Baoding to combat the spread of the American White Moth that has been (in their caterpillar stage) ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 10, 2011 4.3 / 5 (3) 1

Two invasive insects from Asia are poised to cause millions of dollars in destruction in Maryland and throughout the United States. Although no definitive methods exist to stop them just yet, University of ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 29, 2011 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Orchard growers have started finding that some of the most commonly used fungicides are no longer effective at controlling apple scab, according to a Purdue University study.

Biology - Ecology

Jul 12, 2011 not rated yet 0

A stink bug from Asia is chomping up US vegetable fields, orchards and vineyards, causing experts to scramble through an arsenal of weapons to try and halt this stealthy, smelly predator.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 28, 2011 3 / 5 (1) 0

Harvesting is an expensive enterprise for Florida's important citrus industry. In fact, harvesting can account for as much as 50% of the production cost for citrus crops. To improve production and decrease ...

Biology - Other

Jan 18, 2011 not rated yet 0

The ancient fig tree, first imported to the United States during the 16th century, thrives in areas of California and the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast areas of the U.S. One of the most popular trees grown in Southern backyards, ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 20, 2010 3 / 5 (1) 0