News articles tagged with 'pest'
Spider mite predators serve as biological control
— 3 Nov 2009 10:38 | BiologyThe 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... — full story
Scientists discover how to send insects off the scent of crops
— 26 Sep 2009 11:19 | BiologyBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-funded research, published this week in Chemical Communications, describes how scientists have discovered molecules that... — full story
As ash borer claims more trees, researcher at ISU works for species survival
— 11 Sep 2009 12:04 | BiologyMark Widrlechner may someday be known as the modern-day Johnny Appleseed for ash trees. As the devastating insect emerald ash borer is working its way across North America destroying... — full story
Gene-engineered flies are pest solution
— 27 Jan 2009 17:56 | BiologyFor the first time, male flies of a serious agricultural pest, the medfly, have been bred to generate offspring that die whilst they are still embryos. Researchers writing in the open... — full story
Diverse landscapes are better: Policymakers urged to think broadly about biofuel crops
— 16 Dec 2008 15:02 | EnvironmentDiversity is valuable socially, economically and now environmentally. Research by Michigan State University scientists has found that growing more corn to produce ethanol - creating... — full story
Invasive garden ants as new pest insects in Europe
— 3 Dec 2008 07:38 | BiologyNorthern Europe has so far been free from invasive pest ants, but it seems just a matter of time until Lasius neglectus, a new ant that was discovered in 1990, will reach these latitudes... — full story
Researchers help score knockout punch on birch tree pest
— 27 Nov 2008 10:38 | BiologyThe United States has been under assault for decades by a wide variety of alien plants and animals, and it is not often that one of these aliens faces a counter-punch. But in a collaborative... — full story
Invasive papaya pest discovered in Asia
— 9 Oct 2008 07:46 | BiologyThanks to efforts by scientists in a Virginia Tech-led program, the papaya mealybug - an emerging threat from India to Indonesia - is being identified and contained. Attacks by the... — full story
Helping grain growers fight an army of pests
— 5 Sep 2008 15:18 | EnvironmentResearch into how to reduce the impact of insect-attack on young crops was a major focus of a National Invertebrate Pest Initiative (NIPI) workshop held in Melbourne 2-4 September.... — full story
Drinking coffee? Say thanks the bats
— 3 Apr 2008 18:00 | BiologyIf you get a chance to sip some shade-grown Mexican organic coffee, please pause a moment to thank the bats that helped make it possible. At Mexican organic coffee plantations, where... — full story