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Displaying 15 of about 266 resultsGENEVA, 31 October 2012 - UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlstrom spoke to the opening session of this week's extraordinary session of the World Meteorological Congress which is discussing the implementation plan and governance model for the Global Framework for Climate Services.
Ms. Wahlstrom congratulated the World Meteorological Organization on the initiat…
Climate change is fuelling upsurge of crop pests in Sub-Saharan Africa
Insect pests could cut crop production by 25-40 per cent, if not well managed
Cross-border surveillance and research collaboration are needed, experts say
[NAIROBI] When Mutondwa Phophi began undergraduate studies, she wanted to help alleviate the suffering of smallholder farme…
The Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, one of the most devastating insect pests infesting fruits and vegetables, has been successfully eradicated in the Mexican state of Colima, as announced by the Mexican authorities this week. In cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the Unite…
AgForce is encouraging growers dealing with fall armyworm to access the latest online resources using the new FAW ehub.
Developed by the State Government, it features information on pest management, moth activities and research results.
Fall armyworm is a tropical migratory pest and is expected to be present year-round in warmer areas, and for pa…
A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change.
A recent modelling study found that changing weather could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink bug in the United States by 70%. The study, published in Pest Management Science, draws on data from a three-year stink bug monitorin…
By Sathis Sri Thanarajoo
Pest-Smart program aims to increase the awareness of farmers on alternative pest-related practices and enhance the capacity of plant doctors in dealing with pests and diseases.
Farmers and plant doctors in Ekxang Climate-Smart Village (CSV) in Laos were trained on biologically-based alternatives to agrochemcicals use…
In recent months, the big-picture outlook for integrated pest management (IPM) has been a seemingly popular topic in the entomological community. Just here on the Entomology Today blog, we’ve seen posts exploring why IPM is due for a reset, why the human factor should be added to the IPM equation, how the study of “social ecolog…
By Dr Melanie Bateman, Lecturer in ICM Masters programme on jointly organised by CABI, University of Neuchâtel
The caterpillars of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), an invasive moth, can potentially feed on over 350 different species of plants. In the Americas it’s known as a serious pest. It destroys crops of maize, r…
By Nelson Renteria
Ishuatan, El Salvador – In this small town, deep in the hills of El Salvador, farmers have become increasingly worried over the last five years as they see their crops of corn, beans and vegetables affected by heavy storms, droughts and hot spells.
To ease the problem, they are going back to school, to learn how to use indigenous ag…
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle
Oslo - Crop-damaging pests are moving towards the poles at a rate of more than 25 km (16 miles) a decade, aided by global warming and human transport, posing a potential threat to world food security, a study showed on Sunday.
The spread of beetles, moths, bacteria, worms, funghi and other pests in a warming…
Lacking the compelling images of floods, earthquakes and tsunamis, the worsening food crisis in the Sahel region of western Africa is struggling to attract the attention it deserves, writes Donna McSkimming for the Sydney Morning Herald, and a call for media to report on the risks of 'seemingly unremarkable phenomena - such as erratic rainfall and insec…
By Amarjyoti Borah
Nagaon, India - An infestation of jute hairy caterpillar in parts of India’s Assam state has ruined the crops of several thousand farmers, leaving many facing a bleak future.
According to local farmers, the caterpillars were first noticed on Aug. 13 in jute plantations in the northeastern districts of Nagaon and Barpeta. They quickl…
By Kagondu Njagi
Nairobi – Smallholder farmers who have settled on intensive agriculture as a way to adapt to climate change are facing threats to their health and livelihoods from animal diseases previously thought to have been eliminated, experts warn.
Kenya is no exception to these new pressures on the lives of the struggling poor. According to exp…
Kampala - An alliance of scientists has been formed to help promote cassava, which has emerged as a "survivor" crop able to thrive in the expected higher temperatures engendered by climate change, a scientific conference in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, heard.
Some 300 scientists attending the second International Scientific Conference of the Global Ca…
A team led by Plant & Food Research will undertake a pilot study this summer to determine if native birds can potentially function as nature’s pest control.
With the blessing of iwi, scientists will catch and release native birds such as tui, korimako (bellbird), piwakawaka (fantail), riro riro (grey warbler) and tauhou (silvereye) currently…