Agriculture Pest Articles
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Beyond Chemistry: Discover the Power of Pheromone Activity Screening
Pheromones are chemicals produced by animals, including humans that have the ability to influence the physiology or behavior of other individuals of the same species. They are widely used in many areas, such as agriculture, pest management, and reproduction strategy. The identification and characterization of pheromones can be a challenging task, requiring a combination of analytical and ...
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Optimizing Irrigation Efficiency with Smart Soil Sensor Systems
In the face of growing water scarcity and the pressing need for sustainable agricultural practices, optimizing irrigation efficiency has become a paramount concern for farmers worldwide. Traditionally, irrigation scheduling has relied on estimates and fixed schedules, often leading to overwatering or underwatering, resulting in wasted water, nutrient leaching, and reduced crop yields. The advent ...
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Harnessing Agricultural Waste for Sustainable Agricultural Development
IntroductionCharcoal, a ubiquitous element in households and industries alike, has long been associated with deforestation and environmental degradation. However, a paradigm shift is underway as we explore the transformative potential of utilizing agricultural waste for charcoal production. This article delves into the impact of this innovative approach on sustainable agricultural development, ...
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How the Agricultural Industry Can Improve Water Usage
Everyone knows the environmental impact carbon emissions have on the environment, speeding up climate change and causing extreme weather conditions. However, fewer people are aware of the importance of using water conservatively, as resources are quickly diminishing across the world, which not only exacerbates climate change, but could also put human and animal life at ...
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It’ll all be for the same purpose: to maximize the yield and take care of that soil
Brad McDougald jokes that farmers can always find something to complain about. “Doesn’t matter whether it’s too warm, too dry, too cold,” McDougald says with a chuckle. This year was a dry season in Drumheller, Alta., where his 2,500-acre farm produced about 40 per cent of its regular yield of wheat, canola, peas, lentils and barley. But for all the elements outside a ...
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Protecting and promoting traditional foods one woman at a time
Women and food-centric interventions through the NATURE+ Initiative aim to increase the resilience of rural women. This years’ International Day of Rural Women puts a spotlight on, “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.” The CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions (NATURE+) aims to re-imagine, co-create and implement nature-positive, solutions-based agri-food systems ...
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Cannabis leaves curling? Causes and solutions
Hey there, fellow cannabis grower! Welcome to our detailed guide on a common issue many of us face: Why are your cannabis leaves curling up? If you’ve noticed those once luscious green leaves taking on a curious curl, don’t panic just yet! We’re here to help you understand what might be causing this problem. We will guide you through the process of diagnosing and addressing it. ...
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Insecticides and Metabolite Standards
Introduction to Insecticides Insecticides are a class of chemicals mainly used to control agricultural pests and urban sanitation pests. The use of insecticides has a long history, a large amount and a variety of varieties, which have played an extremely important role in increasing agricultural production. 1. Classification of Insecticides 1.1 Source According to the source classification, ...
By BOC Sciences
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Types Of Smart Sensors For Agriculture
Types Of Smart Sensors For Agriculture Rapid social development, climate change, reduced rainfall and increased demand for food have all had a big impact on agriculture. This has had a negative impact on traditional farming practices. It is understood that we will be equipped with smart sensors in the agricultural sector.The current situation wants farming to become more “smart” by using modern ...
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A Brief Introduction to Insect Pheromone
Insect pheromones are compounds used to express various information such as aggregation, foraging, mating, and vigilance. Insect pheromones exist in insects in nature, and all insects produce and recognize pheromones. Insect pheromones have been widely used in pest management internationally in recent years as they are green and environmentally friendly, making fruit and vegetable safer. What are ...
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Aviro M120 Drone: Encouraging palm oil plantation surveillance
Palm oil is an essential ingredient in many products such as soap, cosmetics, and food. No wonder palm oil has high selling power. Palm oil can grow well in the tropics, so many palm oil plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia. The condition of the plantation, which is located in forestry with thousands of hectares and there are gaps around the plantations, allows unwanted activities to occur, such ...
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Characteristics & Advantage Of Commercial Farming
Commercial farming is a method where the crops and livestock are raised to sell products in order to make money. To raise commercial farming, a huge amount of capital investment is necessary. Along with that, it needs large scale farms, modern technologies, innovative farm machinery, good irrigation methods, chemical fertilizers etc. to produce a high yield. Commercial farming has the main ...
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Project - Sabuja Odisha
Cyclone Fani ravaged Odisha’s coastal districts, bringing huge destruction to not just the natives, but has also uprooted about 10 million trees of the state. It showed its rage even on agricultural land by damaging more than 30 per cent crop and several farmers’ livelihood. Thus, to mitigate this adversity and revive Odisha with healthy fruiting orchards, SankalpTaru has initiated ...
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How a California Viticulturist uses Biological Control and Cultural Practices to Combat Pests
While augmentative releases of beneficial insects and mites are becoming increasingly popular in vineyards, it is still rare to find a grower in California with over a decade’s worth of experience using augmentative biological control. David Gates is the senior vice president of vineyard operations at Ridge Vineyards, a winery with a facility in Sonoma County and another one in the Santa ...
By UAV-IQ, LLC.
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Project - Scaling Positive Agriculture
Our ambitious Scaling Positive Agriculture project aims to transform global food systems by maximizing the potential of agriculture as a solution for climate, nature and farmers. The project focuses on three priority pathways where business can provide real solutions: 1) climate positive - shifting agriculture from a net source to a net sink of GHG emissions; 2) nature positive - shifting ...
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Agriculture`s Quantum Change: Precision Farming
We’ve Come a Long Way, Precision Farming Will Take Us Even Further As I sit here looking out my back window and watch my neighbor gathering up the last of the round bales of the season, loading them onto a bale trailer, it makes me reminiscent of days gone past. I think about life as a teenager during the summer, my friends and I spending many days on the hay rack or in the mow stacking ...
By DP Techlink
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Ambitious green farming requirements can lead to higher environmental benefits, study shows
A new JRC study shows how the choices farmers make to adopt voluntary green practices are affected by how much they are already obliged to contribute to the environment. The behavioural science study finds that the more mandatory requirements placed on farmers, the less likely they are to make additional voluntary contributions. However, if the mandatory requirements are ambitious enough, the ...
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Evolution of satellite image data in agriculture
Mapping and monitoring of agricultural areas are an ideal application for satellite image data as big areas can be easily covered in a very cost-efficient way. Today, it is essential for farmers not just to get data, which would increase their workload, but to get concrete, straight-to-the-point recommendations on what precisely to do on the field in terms of irrigation, fertilizing, and ...
By cloudeo
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Avocados in Precision Agriculture
At Pollen Systems, we are always excited to apply our PrecisionView approach to the crops we know and love. One fruit we keep returning to at work (and in our favorite recipes) is the beloved avocado. Adapted to rainforests by nature, avocados grow vigorously and will develop a dense canopy in a relatively short time. This growth habit is a challenge unique to cultivating avocados, as each tree ...
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Italy - 2004 & 2005 CROPS - Melons - Case Study
PREAMBLE: Melons are members of the cucurbit family, which includes pumpkins, zucchini, cucumbers and squash, all of which have similar growth requirements. Melon quality is directly related to the sugar content of the fruit. High sugar content is achieved by avoiding all stress during the growing season. Stress comes from foliar diseases, insect pests, weeds, poor nutrition, and excesses or ...
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