Grid by Grid: New Subpopulation Model Tracks Billions of Aphids Across Whole Landscapes
Researchers have developed a formal subpopulation model within the ALMaSS framework to simulate four major aphid pest species across dynamic ...
Tag: pest management
Chemical Whispers: How Scientists Jam Bark Beetle Communication to Save Western Forests
A sweeping review reveals how semiochemical inhibitors like verbenone and MCH are being developed, tested, and deployed to protect conifers ...
Spinosad and Cut-Price Deltamethrin Emerge as Top Weapons Against Vineyard-Invading Bush-Cricket
A new study identifies spinosad and reduced doses of deltamethrin as the most effective options against the outbreak bush-cricket Barbitistes ...
Invasive Samurai Wasp Turns Up in Slovenia, Offering New Hope Against a Devastating Stink Bug
A five-year survey in western Slovenia has recorded the first confirmed establishment of the samurai wasp, Trissolcus japonicus, a potent ...
Rodents Steal a Quarter of Cereal Harvests on Ethiopian Smallholdings, Farmers Report
A survey of 384 smallholder farmers in East Gojjam, Ethiopia, finds rodents cause average annual crop losses of 231.7 kilograms ...
Scientists Track Down Wheat Genes That Fight Off a Major Aphid Pest
A genome-wide association study of 287 wild and synthetic wheat genotypes has identified stable genomic regions and 11 candidate genes ...
Hidden Microbe Ally Helps Rice Pest Overcome Crop Resistance
A multi-omics study reveals that the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia supplies riboflavin to virulent brown planthopper biotypes, underpinning their adaptation to ...
Ancient Indigenous Farming Wisdom Emerges as a Scientific Blueprint for Regenerative Agriculture
A new review synthesizing 37 studies finds that indigenous regenerative practices across Southern Africa measurably improve soil health, water retention, ...
Bamboo Borer Beetles Keep a Strict Afternoon Schedule for Emergence and Flight
New field and laboratory research shows that the bamboo borer Dinoderus minutus emerges around 14:00 and takes flight around 16:00, ...
Neem Oil Tops Field Trials Against Cardamom Caterpillar in Nepal, but Mineral Oil Wins in the Lab
A field and laboratory study in eastern Nepal found neem oil gave the strongest suppression of the leaf-eating caterpillar Artona ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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