Since the dawn of agriculture, farmers have struggled to protect crops from pests.
In ancient Persia (current-day Iran), the natural insecticide Pyrethrum, made from dried Chrysanthemum flowers, was utilized to paralyze insects that attack edible plants — and later to kill hair lice....
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Greenhousegrower
2024.02.05
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Crop protection products have been a mainstay in the horticulture industry since its inception, but not in the same way. Many products have been around for a long time, and for good reason — they work well. But growers are looking at new products too, ranging from biological control agents (BCAs)...
CropLife
2024.02.01
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Burgeoning demand for environmentally friendly chemicals and production methods are putting biopesticides into the minds of growers worldwide. In offering new biopesticides to their customers, crop protection companies aim to hitch sustainability to existing high performance standards.
Albaugh,...
BNN
2024.01.29
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When under attack, plants have a unique way of calling for help: they release oils known as green leaf volatiles (GLVs). These volatile organic compounds serve as a communication tool and defense mechanism against herbivores and pathogens. Now, researchers at the University of South Carolina are...
GKToday
2024.01.10
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Scientists have identified a pathogenic fungus naturally preying on eucalyptus snout beetles that shows promise as an affordable, eco-friendly biopesticide to protect eucalyptus plantations from the voracious pests.
Characterization studies confirm the fungus’ insecticidal efficacy and...
Potato News Today
2023.12.29
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The EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) has recently registered a novel pesticide technology for potato crops. This technology involves the use of a biopesticide product called Ledprona, which contains a new active ingredient known as double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA). Ledprona...
The Star
2023.12.20
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Approximately 582 farmers in Machakos were trained to produce baculorvirus-based insecticides to manage the worm.The training was conducted by researchers from the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International regional centre for Africa, during a farmer’s field event in Machakos county. The...
Scottish Government
2023.12.13
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This report presents information from a survey of pesticide use on soft fruit crops grown in Scotland during 2022. The crops surveyed included strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants and other minor soft fruit crops.
Taking into account changes in crop area, the 2022 total pesticide treated...