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- First evidence emerges of pest resistance to GM crops: scientists
- PARIS AFP — Scientists poring over a mass of studies into the response of pests to genetically-modified cotton say they have found the first confirmation that insects have developed resistance to transgenic crops. University of Arizona entomologists looked at data from six experiments to monitor pests in fields sown...
- Research articles 2008-02-08
- Indonesians thank volcano for eliminating pest: report
- JAKARTA AFP — Farmers residing on the slopes of a smouldering Indonesian volcano are thanking the mountain for getting rid of a pest that had devastated the area's coconut palms, a report here said Tuesday. Gamkonora volcano on Halmahera island in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted in July, shooting...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- gardens: WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK…
- CLEAR the last of the fallen leaves to add to the leafmould pile and prevent a build-up of pests. Move large deciduous shrubs when they are leafless and dormant, between now and mid-March. Cover brassicas with netting if pigeons are a problem. Plant any cane, bush and...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- March of the weevils: how a Mexican beetle launched a hundred-year attack on United States cotton
- More than a hundred years ago, a curious-looking insect appeared in the United States that would dramatically transform the economy and landscape of the cotton-dependent South. The first report from the front lines of the unfolding U.S. invasion came in October 1894. That's when a small vial of insects arrived...
- Research articles 2006-02-01
- Asian Longhorn Beetle
- Asian longhorn beetle The Asian longhorn beetle Anoplophora glabripennis is classified as a pest in the United States and their homeland of China. The beetles have the potential to destroy millions of hardwood trees, according to the United States Department of Agriculture USDA. Longhorn beetles live for...
- Research articles 2005-10-25
- Biological pesticide using fungi to kill pests.(Microorganism Research Institute of Zhejiang University)(Brief Article)
- A biological pesticide using fungi to kill pests has recently been jointly developed by Ningbo Shunhong Chemical Co., Ltd. and Microorganism Research Institute of Zhejiang University and has applied for intention patent of the state. The product has no residue of chemical toxic ingredients...
- Research articles 2005-07-26
- The legacy of John Duncan.(Biography)
- John Duncan was born in 1796 in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, to parents who were members of the Associate Presbytery, or Secession Church. When John was nine years old, he entered Aberdeen Grammar School, where from the outset he showed great interest in languages and metaphysics, the ...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- Scram! Keeping apartment homes pest-free, without toxic pesticides: no residents likes insects and rodents living inside their apartment. Common sense measures and regular, routine maintenance can keep pests away, reducing the need to spray.
- One of the trickiest environmental challenges for apartment dwellers and apartment managers alike is pest management--finding the best way to control unwanted invaders while minimizing the use of potentially toxic pesticides. Pests, such as cockroaches, mice and rats, can be particularly troublesome in...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- Risk and the value of Bt corn
- Bt corn is genetically engineered to produce a protein found in the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis Bt. The protein is toxic to lepidopterous insects such as the European corn borer ECB, Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner, which is estimated to cost U.S. farmers over $1 billion annually (Mason et al.). Most varieties...
- Research articles 2004-05-01
- Thwarting Russian wheat aphids - again.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-8 April 2004-US ARS: Thwarting Russian wheat aphids - againC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04072004 Past Agricultural Research Service work to control Russian wheat aphids may pay off again, this time against a new biotype of the insect. Russian...
- Research articles 2004-04-08
- DuPont and Devgen Extend Research Collaboration on Pest Resistance Solutions
- WILMINGTON, Del., and GHENT, Belgium, May 18, 2006 -- DuPont, through its subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., and Devgen today announced the extension of a research collaboration to develop superior crop varieties with innate resistance to plant pests, such as...
- Research articles 2006-05-18
- BASF Corp
- BASF Corp., Research Triangle Park, N.C., selects Stephen Briggs as director of the specialty products department, which includes the company's professional turf and ornamental, vegetation management, forestry, pest control and turf fungicide businesses. Most recently, he served as vice president of TopPro Specialties, a subsidiary of BASF. Before that, he...
- Research articles 2003-04-01
- Brighteners help control Diamondback moths
- U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists are investigating how brighteners similar to those found in laundry detergent can help fight diamondback moths. Diamondback moths are a pest to vegetable crops including canola, cabbage, turnip and broccoli. Certain naturally-occurring viruses have been suggested as an approach to help control the moths,...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- Innovative Medical Services Announces Third-Quarter Operating Results; Sales of Bioscience Products Rise 773% from Prior-Year Quarter
- Business Editors SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--June 17, 2002 Innovative Medical Services (Nasdaq: PURE), a biosciences company that develops and markets technology-based products involving water purification/treatment, pest control, and anti-microbial applications, today announced its operating results for the third quarter and first nine months of FY2002. For the three...
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- No pests, diseases.
- Vinca minor 'Illumination' can be used as a specimen groundcover, especially in partial shade to shady borders; in rock gardens; trailing over brick or stone walls; or as an accent in mixed containers and hanging baskets. It is hardy in USDA Zone 4, and has no ...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- Fending Off Siberian Moths - Brief Article
- The moth is probably one of Russia's top three pests in economic damage If the Siberian moth gets into the northern United States and Canada, the gypsy moth would pale by comparison, says Victor C. Mastro, director of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS center at Otis...
- Research articles 2000-04-01
- illusion of Integrated Pest Management, The
- Despite three decades of research there is very little "I" in IPM. It's time to start over with an achievable goal. In 1993, the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency EPA, and the Food and Drug Administration FDA called for a national commitment to implement Integrated Pest...
- Research articles 2000-04-01
- SYRIA: FIGHT AGAINST PESTS IN APPLE ORCHARDS IN THE DAMASCUS AREA.(Brief Article)
- Al-Ba'ath newspaper gave details of discussions of pest control in apple orchards held during the Scientific Agricultural Research Conference in January 2002. The pests in the apple orchards in the Damascus area operate in two ... Al-Ba'ath newspaper gave details of discussions of pest control...
- Research articles 2002-04-14
- Economic challenges of transgenic crops: the case to Bt cotton
- Over the past century, technological advances, in concert with increased extraction of nonrenewable resources, have forestalled the realization of the Malthusian prediction. Yet there remains a need to feed and clothe a growing world population on a largely fixed land base - and to do so in a manner that...
- Research articles 1999-09-01
- Reliant Interactive Declares "Pest Offense" a Hit and Its Third "Roll Out" Show
- CLEARWATER, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 16, 1999-- Reliant Interactive Media Corp.(OTC BB:RIMCD) declared today that it already has it's third "hit show", Pest Offense. This will be the third "roll out" show for Reliant in just four months. This is the third "roll out" show for Reliant in just a few...
- Research articles 1999-07-16
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