Rat poison used on illegal marijuana grows is killing fishers in the southern Sierra Nevada, according to a recent study conducted by a team of scientists from the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2013
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Amphibian populations living close to agricultural fields have become more resistant to a common insecticide and are actually resistant to multiple common insecticides, according to two recent studies conducted at the University ...
Ecology
May 1, 2013
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New research finds that double cropping—planting two crops in a field in the same year—is associated with positive signs of economic development for rural Brazilians. The research focused the state of Mato Grosso, the ...
Economics & Business
Apr 22, 2013
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The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will be limited to areas in ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2013
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In the world of agriculture, climate protection and intensive farming are generally assumed to be a contradiction in terms. At Technische Universität München, however, scientists have come up with a new land development ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2012
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A new report released today (Wednesday, Oct. 24) in observation of national Food Day 2012 says that a proposal pending in U.S. Congress to raise the minimum wage would increase retail food prices for American consumers by ...
Economics & Business
Oct 24, 2012
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It's summer. For many of us, summer is a time synonymous with fresh corn, one of the major field crops produced in the United States.
Environment
Jul 18, 2012
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Following herbivory, plants produce jasmonic acid, a hormone which activates several plant defense reactions. Scientists found that leafhoppers can evaluate whether tobacco plants are ready for defense when attacked. If jasmonate-signaling ...
Biotechnology
May 23, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Saudi Arabia is drilling for a resource possibly more precious than oil.
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2012
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This April, when you step outside and hear the first sounds of spring, you won't be hearing just songbirds and buzzing insects, but aural evidence of an awakening ecosystem.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2011
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