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Displaying 285 of about 380 resultsCalifornia’s winegrape growers have voted overwhelming to continue the assessment on winegrapes to pay for research on Pierce’s disease and other pests and diseases that threaten California’s winegrapes. The assessment was created in 2001 in response to the threat posed by the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter, which spreads Pierce’s Disease (PD), an…
Before the onset of significant weather events, livestock producers are reminded to be prepared for the biosecurity impact of cyclones, storms and floods, reports the Land.
According to the article, severe weather can result in water contamination, damage to crops and pastures, loss of livestock and increased susceptibility of livestock to disease.
Washington - The record cold U.S. temperatures may have a silver lining - killing off some tree-eating forest pests that have spread dangerously as the general climate warms up, scientists said.
The deep freeze that shattered decades-old records this week - causing fatalities and snarling air, road and rail traffic - could adversely affect pests such a…
By Santiago Ortega Arango
Medellin, Colombia – Climate change could double the rate of occurrences of the strongest El Niño events, one of the world’s most destructive climate phenomena, climate scientists say.
El Niño occurs when the surface water of the Pacific Ocean warms up, changing rainfall patterns around the world. Its effects include droughts…
Suzy Hamilton reports for the Nelson Daily, on a three-year climate change study conducted by West Kootenay (British Columbia, Canada) scientists.
The study revealed that forest fires and insect infestations due to stressed conditions would also be significant.
She writes, a series of workshops with local foresters and other stakeholders identified ba…
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It is generally acknowledged that, in Africa, poverty, the lack of development, high population density, environmental degradation, diseases, poor governance, wars, conflicts, violence and other such threats are underlying factors that concur to make communities more fragile. However, while poverty is the main cause of vulnerability, disas…
The Horn of Africa (HOA), composed of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, suffers frequent natural disasters that commonly result in losses of life, destruction of infrastructure, and reduction of agricultural production. Formulating effective contingencies to respond to such emergencies is constrained by a limited understanding of the lik…
In order to control the breeding process of desert locusts, the countries hosting recession areas carry out surveys. This document summarizes the findings of the process carried out from 1 April to 1 May 2007 on an area between I.R. Iran and Pakistan. It also includes researchers recommendations for future activities.
This booklet presents desert locust-related economic and humanitarian concerns as well as FAO's campaigns to control their number and the damage they cause.
Croplands in Niger and Mali are at imminent risk from Desert Locust swarms that are moving southward from Algeria and Libya, FAO warned today.
Groups of locusts have recently been found in northern Niger, arriving from infestations further north.
FAO says locust-control efforts in the region are being hindered by continued insecurity along both sides…
Beijing - China announced another important plan last week, under its 12th Five-Year Plan – the Specially Designated National Plan on Science and Technology Development in Tackling Climate Change.
The most critical element of the newly released Plan is the Ten Most Critical Mitigation Technologies and Ten Most Critical Adaption Technologies that have b…
In the mid-80s, scientists battling the pest Spolit (Spodoptera litura) in India chanced upon an unsprayed groundnut field where the invading moth’s eggs were shredded. A closer look revealed ladybugs as the predators. This finding led to a natural pest management approach which could have lessons for the ongoing battle against the Fall Armywo…
By Denis Dumo
Swarms of locusts ravaging crops and grazing land across east Africa have reached South Sudan, already reeling from widespread hunger and years of civil war, the country’s agriculture minister said on Tuesday.
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Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti are battling the worst locust outbreak in decades, and swarms have also spread into Tan…
By Jitendra
Union Minster of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Parshottam Rupala launched a dedicated website on August 2, 2019 to help farmers fight against the dreaded Fall Armyworm (FAW).
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The Centre’s website will carry tips and useful information to prevent and control FAW. The website will carry information on pheromone traps…
Scientists have revealed for the first time the natural weapon used by marigolds to protect tomato plants against destructive whiteflies.
Researchers from Newcastle University’s School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, carried out a study to prove what gardeners around the world have known for generations - marigolds repel tomato whitef…