News tagged with red mite
Spider mite predators serve as biological control
The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in Pennsylvania apple ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Big pest, small genome: Blueprint of spider mite may yield better pesticides
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research team decoded the genetic blueprint of the two-spotted spider mite, raising hope for new ways to attack the major pest, which resists pesticides and destroys crops ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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New and old threats to soybean production
University of Illinois researchers identified the top pathogens, pests and weeds affecting soybean production in a recent article in Food Security. Soybean aphid, soybean rust, soybean cyst nematode, Sclerotina stem rot an ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Treadmill tests for poison frogs prove toxic species are more physically fit
The most toxic, brightly colored members of the poison frog family may also be the best athletes, says a new study.
Mar 29, 2011 |
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See where your money is going -- literally
Kathy Williamson was over in the Pigeon Forge area in early December and stopped into a Harry & David store in Sevierville, Tenn., to buy candy. The change she received from the clerk was correct, but she noticed something ...
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Conn. company's stuffed germ toys catching on
(AP) -- Jim Henson's Muppets made pigs and frogs endearing, and Walt Disney turned a common rodent into a cultural icon.
Dec 19, 2010 |
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Study reveals major shift in how eczema develops
Like a fence or barricade intended to stop unwanted intruders, the skin serves as a barrier protecting the body from the hundreds of allergens, irritants, pollutants and microbes people come in contact with every day. In ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 17, 2010 |
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Some Eczema Sufferers More Prone to Smallpox and Other Viruses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the World Health Organization proclaimed smallpox officially eradicated in late 1979 - thanks to vaccination programs that produced a protective “herd immunity” for most of the globe ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Natural seed treatment could drastically cut pesticide use
The technology - which makes plants significantly more resistant to pests - has now been licensed for use by US agricultural company Becker Underwood in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited.
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Childhood eczema is a growing problem
Michelle Stevens first noticed the red, blotchy patches on her toddler's feet after he started walking. Every time Noah walked outdoors in their grassy backyard, the blotches appeared.
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Apr 08, 2009 |
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Innate immune system targets asthma-linked fungus for destruction
A new study shows that the innate immune system of humans is capable of killing a fungus linked to airway inflammation, chronic rhinosinusitis and bronchial asthma. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics ...
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Sep 02, 2008 |
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