agriculture pest News
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Climate change could spread major coffee pest
Coffee production in parts of East Africa and South America could suffer as climate change drives up the numbers and distribution of a key pest, according to research. Scientists from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Kenya say their study provides the first global maps of the coffee berry borer's distribution. The research, published in PLoS ONE last month ...
By SciDev.Net
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Aviro D16, the World's First Gimbal Spraying For Pest Control
SINGAPORE, December 14, 2021 -- Precision spraying has never been in higher demand, dwindling human resources and pushing for more sustainable practice. Overuse of pesticides has long plagued the industry, not just for cost but also for a more significant ecosystem impact. Avirtech introduces the world's first gimbal-based spraying for high precision, accurate up to a spray radius of 10 cm. ...
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Coffee pest spreading to other crops in East Africa
East Africa's horticulture could face a severe crisis due to 'species jump' — whereby a disease moves from a known host to new and unusual ones — affecting fruits, vegetables, and medicinal and ornamental plants. Researchers in Uganda have discovered that the Black Coffee Twig Borer, a devastating coffee pest, has crossed over from Robusta coffee to about 40 plant species including ...
By SciDev.Net
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