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Biodiversity is the basis for Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is now the norm in agriculture and horticulture. All stakeholders – national and European government agencies and public bodies, agriculture and horticulture organisations, businesses, universities and research institutes – agree with this statement. "More biodiversity and the use of resistant plants are crucial to the successful implementation of ...

Jun. 12, 2017

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Remote pest managment with automated traps

A decade spent developing pheromones for pest management underscored the importance of these chemicals for Michael Gilbert, president and CEO of British Columbia’s SemiosBio Technologies Inc. But at a cost of up to $5,000 a kilogram, pheromones are also one of the costliest pest control products on the market, making targeted deployment key to cost-effectiveness. Ideally, growers would ...

Nov. 20, 2014

By SemiosBio Technologies Inc.

Pest Management for Sustainable Season Extension

Having trouble with pests in your greenhouses and high tunnels? Interested in learning more about using biological control to manage them? Read SARE's new fact sheet, Sustainable Pest Management in Greenhouses and High Tunnels, to learn how beneficial insects can protect crops in ...

Jul. 9, 2014

By Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)

Warming could change SA’s weed pests

The report; Climate Change and Invasive Plants in South Australia, used climate projections to 2080 to examine how weeds may shift in range across the State. Detailed profiles are provided for 13 weed species, including options for managing them under climate change. Lead-author, Dr Darren Kriticos from CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship, said projections of future climate scenarios ...

May 18, 2010

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Crop pests ‘vastly underestimated’ warns study

The number of different pests plaguing crops in the developing world may be vastly underestimated, contributing to severely reduced harvests in some of the world’s most important food-producing nations, say researchers. About 200 pests and pathogens per country fly under the radar of researchers and policymakers in the developing world due to a lack of technical capacity to detect them, ...

Mar. 8, 2014

By SciDev.Net

Four in one – new discovery on pest fruit flies

Four of the world's most destructive agricultural pests are actually one and the same fruit fly, according to the results of a global research effort released today. The discovery should lead to the easing of certain international trade restrictions and also aid efforts to combat the ability of these harmful insects to reproduce, experts said. The so-called Oriental, Philippine, Invasive and ...

Oct. 28, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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 ...

Mar. 12, 2013

By SciDev.Net

New partnership grants demonstrate integrated pest management

Grants totaling nearly US$1 million have been awarded for projects that use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches to reduce pesticide risk. The grants will support the demonstration of innovative IPM practices, technologies, outreach and education. IPM is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. In ...

Dec. 5, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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 ...

Oct. 12, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Pest ants help to improve Indonesian cocoa yields

Native ants living in cacao trees in Indonesia that are often seen as pests in fact seem to boost their yields, a study suggests. Scientists from Germany, Indonesia and Sweden studying how ant communities affect cocoa yields in Sulawesi found that trees with abundant native ants (Dolichoderus sp.) produced the best yields. In contrast, the yields of cacao trees where ants were excluded were 27 ...

Dec. 17, 2013

By SciDev.Net

Pests, Weeds and Crop Diseases Arriving Early You are here

A warmer than usual winter and wet spring are ushering in some crop diseases and weeds early in the season and could trigger a pestier summer. Ohio State University entomologists are keeping a close eye on insect species that survived the winter and may appear earlier and more abundantly. Particularly concerning are the pests that preyed on last year’s crops, including slugs, stink bugs and ...

Apr. 19, 2017

By Ohio State University

New Jersey Declares Itself Free From Devastating Tree-Killing Pest

Federal and state agriculture officials today delivered some welcome news for New Jersey residents in the state's long running battle against the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). "After more than a decade, we can declare ...

Mar. 14, 2013

By U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Massachusetts urges parents to ask schools about integrated pest management plans

As the new school year approaches, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) is urging parents to ask whether their child’s school or daycare facility it has a current School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan for safe pesticide use. “At home and in the classroom, parents are the first line of defense in protecting their children against pesticide exposure,” said DAR ...

Sep. 2, 2009

Keeping plant pests and diseases at bay: experts focus on global measures

How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and food consignments and then spreading across the world is the focus of a four-day gathering of international experts which began at FAO today. The annual meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the ...

Mar. 16, 2015

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Neonicotinoids: may reduce crop yields by poisoning insects that eat slug pests

Beetles that are helpful to farmers can be poisoned if they feed on slugs that have eaten crops treated with neonicotinoids, a new study reports. The slugs themselves are not harmed by neonicotinoids. In American field trials, researchers found that plots planted with neonicotinoid-treated soybeans contained more slugs, fewer beetle predators and had 5% lower yields. The insecticide may be ...

Mar. 12, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Bats can help protect rice farms against pests

Bats that prey on a major rice pest in Thailand could save paddy harvests worth millions of dollars and help contribute to better food security, scientists say in a paper published in Biological Conservation in March. Using data from a previous study and their own field survey, the scientists came up with a value of the predation of the ...

Apr. 14, 2014

By SciDev.Net

Digital certificates to boost controls over spread of plant pests and diseases

The creation of a new global electronic certification system that will help curb the spread of plant pests and diseases through international trade in a more secure and cost-effective way has been approved by representatives from 181 countries. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention agreed to develop a global ...

Mar. 19, 2015

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Horticulture in Egypt one step closer to IPM (Integrated Pest Management)

Egypt is an important exporter of horticultural crops such as green beans, sweet pepper, tomatoes, strawberries and cucumbers. Markets are increasingly demanding concerning the residues of plant protection products (PPP’s). Import of horticultural products is regularly rejected because of high residue levels. To reduce this risk it is necessary that Egyptian growers apply less pesticides ...

Apr. 3, 2014

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

UF/IFAS Study Finds Simple Solution to Monitoring Major Berry Pest

Using a yeast-sugar-water mixture, berry growers can easily keep tabs on a pest that causes millions in damage each year in the U.S., a new University of Florida study shows. Farmers can conduct a test to determine if the spotted wing drosophila is in their field – and if so, how prevalent. They punch holes near the upper rim of a covered plastic cup and pour in a yeast-sugar-water mix to ...

Jul. 31, 2014

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Agriculture to 2050 – the challenges ahead

Agriculture must become more productive if it is to feed a much larger world population while responding to the daunting environmental challenges ahead, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said here today. Opening a two-day High-Level Expert Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050 Diouf told the 300 delegates that over the next 40 years: 'The combined effect of population growth, strong income ...

Oct. 13, 2009

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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