For years, bats have gotten a bad rap as the creepy creatures lurking in the dark. But for just as long, agricultural producers have known the winged wonder is actually the hero of the story, not the villain.
Ecology
May 13, 2022
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A survey has found that endangered and threatened insects and spiders, as well as common species that provide valuable ecological services, can be easily purchased– without adequate oversight—through basic internet searches, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2022
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Mediterranean fruit flies, an agricultural pest, have been modified in a lab experiment so more males are born than females, reducing their numbers.
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2021
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Mammal defaunation—the loss of mammals to extinction, extirpation and population decline—in the Neotropics and its adverse effects is the focus for two scientific papers produced recently by a group of scientists led ...
Ecology
Nov 11, 2020
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Rodents such as house mice (Mus musculus) aren't just pests at home, they can cause serious damage to native ecosystems.
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2020
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Any home gardener knows of the long-running battle against insect pests.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2020
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Crop losses for critical food grains will increase substantially as the climate warms, as rising temperatures increase the metabolic rate and population growth of insect pests, according to new research.
Environment
Aug 30, 2018
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Experts are to investigate how genetic techniques could be applied to help control pest species.
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2017
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As population growth, greater food consumption, competition for land use, and climate change pose challenges to world food production, managing loss of crop due to pests and weeds becomes increasingly important. While chemical ...
Mathematics
Feb 9, 2016
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Several parasites and pathogens that devastate honeybees in Europe, Asia and the United States are spreading across East Africa, but do not appear to be impacting native honeybee populations at this time, according to an ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2014
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