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Displaying 60 of about 266 resultsRome - Due to the impact of climate change, plant pests that ravage economically important crops are becoming more destructive and posing an increasing threat to food security and the environment, finds a scientific review released on Tuesday.
The Scientific Review on the Impact of Climate Change on Plant Pests - A global challenge to prevent and mitig…
By Gregg Howe and Nathan Havko
For millennia, insects and the plants they feed on have been engaged in a co-evolutionary battle: to eat or not be eaten. Until recently, the two antagonistic sides have maintained a stalemate of sorts. With climate change, however, warmer temperatures could tip the balance in favor of the insects and spell dang…
The system was developed by a team of Programmers, Climate Scientists, Earth Observation and Systems specialists, as well as Marketing, Design Thinking and sectoral experts to meet the growing need of Risk Information due to increasing climate extremes.
The East Africa Hazards Watch supports tracking extreme events such as drought, cyclones, pests (des…
Invasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human HealthKey Role in 60% of Global Plant & Animal Extinctions Annual Costs Now >$423 Billion – Have Quadrupled Every Decade Since 1970Report Provides Evidence, Tools & Options to Help Governments Achieve Ambitious New Global Goal on Invasive Alien Spec…
Global warming, land use change, allow diseases to spreadInfected birds carry West Nile virus to Europe from AfricaFloods, rice paddies, help mosquitoes to thrive[...]A complex mix of global warming, changes in land use and more movement of people and goods are contributing to the spread of illnesses - such as dengue or Lyme disease - to new regions in…
Consistent monitoring and surveillance of the deadly coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) in Vanuatu will be crucial for the country’s biosecurity team in the coming months following the destruction left behind by the two category four tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin that hit the islands in March. The alert comes as Vanuatu continues to rebuild after the de…
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In 2020-21, Pakistan experienced its worst locust outbreak in nearly three decades, causing severe crop yield reduction or even total failure in many areas. “According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), desert locusts affected 38 percent of Pakistan’s land area. The swarms caused significant damage to food crops, including wheat, mai…
FAO in Yemen remains on high alert as the threat of desert locust emergence looms following recent heavy widespread rains. To avert losses due to the voracious pest, FAO recently delivered various equipment and machinery to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries (MAIF) in Aden.
Another consignment is expected to be handed over…
Farmers are grappling with the most damaging incursion of fall armyworm (FAW) on record, and have likened the destruction to that caused by a bushfire. "Our area was hit pretty heavily with bushfires this season and a lot of the farmers are describing this [as] identical to a bushfire," Queensland grower Cameron Rackemann said.[...]Experts say the invas…
Researchers assessed the effects of a campaign on fall armyworm control and maize yield
The campaign increased maize yield by up to 34 per cent by aiding adoption of better practices
The campaign could pave a way for policymakers to provide resources to fight the pest
Educating farmers about the destructive pest fall armyworm using a com…
Purdue University and the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday (July 12) announced the new and improved Alien Forest Pest Explorer interactive web tool.
The user-friendly dashboard combines information from multiple sources to show the impact of different forest insects and diseases, and the potential for further damage. The interactive and customizable dash…
Pastoralists in the Sahel are adapting to the impacts of growing insecurity and climate change through extended periods of migration. Ayodele Majekodunmi argues, however, that increased pastoral mobility also leads to greater risks of zoonotic disease spillovers. Climate change, conflict and disease present a triple burden in Nigeria, requiring an equal…
Plant pest still causing massive destruction of crops despite progress in tackling it
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to extend its global drive against one of the world’s most invasive plant pests – fall armyworm – which is still destroying billions of dollars’ worth of crops despite progress and a raft of measures…
Farmers in parts of Western, Rift Valley and Nyanza are staring at losses after fall armyworm invaded their farms, destroying maize, sorghum and finger millet.
Mr Milton Odhiambo, a farmer from Nasewa in Matayos, Busia County, said he was shocked one day when he woke up and found his farm invaded by the fall armyworm.
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A new study from North Carolina State University shows soil temperature can be used to effectively monitor and predict the spread of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), an important pest that ravages corn, cotton, soybeans, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetable crops. The ability to better monitor the pest and make predictions about where it will appear…