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Pest uncontrol

A former associate editor with the Times of India, Jug Suraiya writes two regular columns for the print edition, Jugular Vein, which appears every Friday, and Second Opinion, which appears on Wednesdays. MORE An unwelcome visitor in the house gives rise to thoughts about unwanted intruders at large The first sign that we had an unwelcome visitor at home was …

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4 months, 1 week ago

How to boost biodiversity: One wing at a time for butterfly conservation

India Today

A remarkable initiative is taking flight, quite literally. The Butterfly Project, spearheaded by Audria Evelinn and the dedicated Nuanu Nature Team, is not just about the beauty of these delicate creatures. A VITAL PRACTICE FOR BIODIVERSITY: Nuanu's Insect Breeding Program stands at the forefront of this transformative project. However, through integrated pest management and effective waste management, the Nuanu Nature …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

An infestation of ‘aggressive’ red fire ants hits Santa Barbara County

LA Times

A new population of “highly aggressive” red imported fire ants has infested a private property in Montecito, according to Santa Barbara County officials. The venom from an ant’s sting can “cause painful pustules on the skin, and can be particularly dangerous, even fatal, to sensitive groups or those with an allergy to the venom.” Officials were alerted to the presence …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Cockroach: how the reviled pest colonised the world, from its origins in India

The Hindu

Published : May 21, 2024 13:34 IST - 4 MINS READ The stuff of nightmares, the grotesque protagonist of Franz Kafka’s 1915 novel The Metamorphosis, the primary target of the contemporary world’s costly battle towards pest control—the cockroach—is the subject of a new scientific paper that traces its origins to India, from where it went on to colonise every continent …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Indian myna's spread raises Invasive Species Council fears the pest is invading rural Australia

ABC

In short: The Invasive Species Council has raised concern about the spread of the Indian myna in country Australia. The Invasive Species Council has raised concern about the spread of the Indian myna in country Australia. The Indian myna was ranked one of the world's 100 worst invasive species by the World Conservation Union in 2000. However, Mr Grieve said …

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1 year, 6 months ago

To fight berry-busting fruit flies, researchers focus on sterilizing the bugs

Associated Press

Paul Nelson is used to doing battle with an invasive fruit fly called the spotted wing drosophila, a pest that one year ruined more than half the berries on the Minnesota farm he and his team run. The researchers, using a concept called “gene drive,” manipulated the insects’ DNA so that the female offspring would be sterile, and the method …

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1 year, 8 months ago

New species of insect pathogenic fungus discovered in Kerala

The Hindu

A team of scientists led by the Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, have discovered a new species of insect pathogenic fungus with potential biocontrol application. With the advent of molecular tools, the diversity of this genus was exposed and many cryptic species were elevated as new species and added to the repository of Metarhizium fungi across the world. Dr. …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana faced 40-80% damage to chilli crop due to pest attack

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana faced 40-80 per cent damage to the chilli crop due to pest outbreak, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Friday. Since 'South East Asian Thrips Parvispinus' is an invasive pest species, it might have dominated/replaced the native chilli 'Thrips Scirtothrips Dorsalis' through competition, he added. Outlining the policy interventions, the minister said …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Prepare for the worst, scope for the pest

China Daily

Fall webworm, a pest originally from North America, found in Jinzhou, Liaoning province, in 2011. Feeding damage is caused by its larvae at all of its developmental stages, or instars, and takes place throughout the whole plant except the root. On leaves, the larvae form irregular burrows-like mines inside the leaf, hence the critter's moniker-which may become necrotic and cause …

4 years, 9 months ago

Fall armyworm declared ineradicable as it reaches Queensland's salad bowl

ABC

Farmers in Queensland's Wide Bay region are bracing themselves to fight a new invasive species — fall armyworm. Key points: Fall armyworm, an ineradicable pest, has continued its inexorable march south and could soon threaten crops in Queensland's Wide Bay region Farmers say they do not know a great deal about the pest, and are not sure how badly it …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Fall armyworm spreads 1,000 kilometres south from detection point, dashing eradication hopes

ABC

Eradicating the potentially catastrophic fall armyworm from Australia will likely prove impossible after another detection of the moth, nearly 1,000 kilometres south of its original detection point. Key points: Biosecurity Queensland says the latest find of fall armyworm, west of Cairns, is a blow to agriculture Director Malcolm Letts says it means the pest, capable of destroying crops, is now …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Idris Elba's name lent to new species of parasitic wasps discovered by Mexican researchers

Firstpost

A tiny new species of wasp which kills an invasive pest that threatens several crops in India has been named after British actor and musician Idris Elba, researchers say. The parasitic wasp was recently discovered in Guanajuato, Mexico, where it was found to parasitise the eggs of an invasive stink bug, known as the bagrada bug, which is a major …

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