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A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety has discovered the optimal time to apply safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides to fight the Oriental migratory locust pest.
Locusta migratoria manilensis is deemed to be one of the most dangerous pests threatening crop production and food security in China. Crops at risk include maize, rice and peanut. Pastures can also be seriously damaged.
The researchers highlight that entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are widely promoted to reduce the amount of more harmful pesticides used to tackle the Oriental migratory locusts but that they tend to work better on insects with lower body temperatures.
Read more here.