Agriculture is a leading cause of climate change, but it is also undeniably affected by it. Farming must therefore change in order to keep up with global demands, while reducing its environmental impact. Without these necessary ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2019
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For stink bugs to attract a mate or to communicate that they have found food, they use their own chemical language: pheromones.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 20, 2018
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Insect pests cause almost half of the crop losses in Africa. If the continent is to feed its growing population, farmers must find ways to control them. Pests account for high losses in other developing regions too.
Ecology
Mar 22, 2018
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University of Maryland researchers have pulled together forty years of data to quantify the effects of Bt field corn, a highly marketed and successful genetically engineered technology, in a novel and large-scale collaborative ...
Biotechnology
Mar 12, 2018
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A month after Scott Pruitt began leading the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the former Oklahoma attorney general rejected an Obama-era recommendation from agency scientists to ban a widely used pesticide from use on ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2018
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Since its discovery in the United States in 2002, the emerald ash borer has swiftly become the most destructive non-native forest pest to ever invade the country. As the insect's range continues to grow, despite ongoing efforts ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2018
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The losses suffered by Brazilian agriculture owing to crop pests and diseases amount to R$55 billion per year, according to data from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA). Agrosmart, a digital agriculture ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2018
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One of the first things you should know about the brown recluse spider is that its reputation far exceeds its actual prevalence.
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2018
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A set of fundamental tactics ranging from the theoretical to the practical can be used to combat the challenges brought on by pests in rapidly changing forests, according to a research paper from Dartmouth College and the ...
Environment
Nov 13, 2017
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The weather is getting warmer, and gardens are coming alive with bees, flies, butterflies, dragonflies, praying mantises, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, and spiders.
Ecology
Nov 6, 2017
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