Crop damage in agriculture and the transmission of vector-borne diseases by insect pests have become worldwide threats nowadays. Chemical treatments such as insecticides and repellents have been a significant strategy against ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 22, 2023
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They go by many names—pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks—but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the most damaging invasive species in North America. They cause millions of dollars in crop damage yearly ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2023
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As cornfields suffer crop damage caused by weather, corn producers can use geospatial and remote sensing technologies to get a more accurate measurement of the damage and estimate potential economic loss, according to a recent ...
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2023
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Recent conservation efforts have proven effective at controlling wild pig populations in the Southeastern United States, according to new research from the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and Warnell ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2023
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Farmland birds have a positive impact on woody crops but are more likely to negatively impact the yield of herbaceous crops, according to a study published in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Cheng Huang from Sun Yat-sen ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2023
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Insect populations are declining worldwide at a rate of almost 1% per year. This decline is alarming. Insects play a crucial role in pollinating crops, controlling crop pests and maintaining soil fertility.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2023
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A research team led by Prof. Fan Qiaohui from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Luo Yongming from the Institute of Soil ...
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2023
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Pesticides have been detected in flowers not targeted with the chemicals that could be an additional, underestimated threat to pollinators according to new findings by Trinity and DCU, published in the Science of the Total ...
Ecology
Apr 6, 2023
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A new University of Illinois project is using advanced object recognition technology to keep toxin-contaminated wheat kernels out of the food supply and to help researchers make wheat more resistant to fusarium head blight, ...
Biotechnology
Mar 15, 2023
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To reduce the effects of pesticide drift and protect pollinators, researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Stoneville, Mississippi, are investigating the best ways of using ...
Biotechnology
Mar 15, 2023
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