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Britain is hit by a pumpkin SHORTAGE just weeks before Halloween - and experts say a common garden pest is to blame
3 months ago

Britain is hit by a pumpkin SHORTAGE just weeks before Halloween - and experts say a common garden pest is to blame

Daily Mail  

With just a few weeks to go until Halloween, many excited Britons will already be planning their Jack-o'-lanterns. For example, at Sainsbury's, an Extra Large 'Monster' pumpkin costs £2.75 compared to £3 two years ago. The National Trust said September's cold and wet weather meant many plants at its gardens stopped growing and needed harvesting early, with its gardeners reporting …

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Worst fall armyworm incursion on record costing farmers millions
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Worst fall armyworm incursion on record costing farmers millions

ABC  

Farmers are grappling with the most damaging incursion of fall armyworm on record, and have likened the destruction to that caused by a bushfire. "Our area was hit pretty heavily with bushfires this season and a lot of the farmers are describing this identical to a bushfire," Queensland grower Cameron Rackemann said. Weather partly to blame Dr Melina Miles says …

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Up to five times more wasps in Netherlands this year
2 years, 5 months ago

Up to five times more wasps in Netherlands this year

NL Times  

The wasp is experiencing an exceptionally good year in the Netherlands. Pest controllers have received up to five times more reports so far this summer than around the same time last year, AT5 reports after speaking to pest controllers. Last time this year, Beestjes Kwijt had received about 15,000 requests to combat wasp nests. Richard Pike of Ongediertebestrijding Amsterdam: “Last …

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Your office has been taken over by an army of mutant rats
3 years, 8 months ago

Your office has been taken over by an army of mutant rats

Wired  

Getty Images Lockdowns are lifting and people are starting to think about returning to the office. The British Pest Control Association says there was a marked increase in rat activity in British cities over the course of the first coronavirus lockdown, with members reporting a 51 per cent increase in sightings during last April alone. “Rats will nest anywhere that’s …

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Fall armyworm's first sighting in NSW prompts warning to growers to check summer crops
4 years, 2 months ago

Fall armyworm's first sighting in NSW prompts warning to growers to check summer crops

ABC  

The potentially threatening insect known as the fall armyworm has been discovered in New South Wales for the first time. Key points: Fall armyworm is known to feed on up to 350 plant species, including maize, sorghum and rice The insect has been on Australian shores since January, 2020 FAW has decimated food and plant crops all across the world, …

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What stats do not tell Fulham is that Aboubakar Kamara is a total pest
5 years, 11 months ago

What stats do not tell Fulham is that Aboubakar Kamara is a total pest

Daily Mail  

The last song Eddie Cochran recorded before his death was the B-side to his single Three Steps To Heaven. It was a fine victory for Unai Emery's Arsenal over Chelsea last Saturday and much deserved So Friday’s FA Cup fourth round tie is important. As awful as it may be to deal with the tragic loss of Emiliano Sala, there …

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