Stevens chemists identify compounds to lure nutria, a rat-like pest ravaging Gulf Coast wetlands
HOBOKEN, N.J. A 10-pound rodent pest called nutria ravaging southern wetlands in the US, which has been especially damaging to the marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, may have finally met its match thanks to molecular science that includes the work of...Harmful Bacteria May Hide on Soft Surfaces in Your Home
...h, world leaders in fabric treatment; Mucinex and Delsym, leaders in U.S. cold and cough; and Airwick and Mortein, both leading brands in air care and pest control, respectively. Reckitt Benckiser is headquartered in Slough just outside London and is listed on the London stock exchange. Its North American...DEP Asks Pennsylvanians to Help Battle West Nile Virus
... will place a large percentage of our residents at risk for contracting this deadly disease." In 2003, the year before Pennsylvania integrated a pest management program that led to better identifying and controlling mosquito populations, the virus was detected in all 67 counties. There were 237 conf...New Product Detects Early Bed Bug Infestations
... NightWatch Bedbug Monitor for pest control operators helps control bed bug outbreak w...y, Inc., manufacturer of environmentally-sensitive pest management products to monitor bed bugs and contro...M) Bedbug Monitor -- an innovative new product for pest control operators to use to detect bed bug infesta...Ecological insect pest management for Guam
University of Guam scientist Dr. G. V. P. Reddy has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program of the US Department of Agriculture. Dr. Reddy, a chemical ecologist and entomologist, has over 25 years of experience in entomological research a...Almond pest management team to receive major award at ESA meeting
DAVIS--A University of California team that developed a successful insect pest management program for almond growers, leading to significant pesticide reduction, will be honored at the Entomological Society of America (ESA) annual meeting, Nov. 16-19 in Reno. The seven-member Almond Pest Mana...Mustard -- hot stuff for natural pest control
Researchers, growers and Industry specialists from 22 countries are sharing the latest research into the use of Brassica species, such as mustard, radish, or rapeseed, to manage soil-borne pests and weeds a technique known as biofumigation. " Brassica plants naturally release compounds that ...UCR-led research team uses tiny wasp to wipe out major agricultural pest in Tahiti
RIVERSIDE, Calif. A research team led by Mark Hoddle , a biological control specialist at UC Riverside, has nearly eradicated the glassy-winged sharpshooter , a major agricultural pest, from the island of Tahiti and several other French Polynesian islands in the South Pacific Ocean. To achieve ...'Jekyll and Hyde' bacteria offer pest control clue
New research at York has revealed so-called Jekyll and Hyde bacteria, suggesting a novel way to control insect pests without using insecticides. Researchers at the University of York studied the relationship between plant-dwelling insects and the bacteria that live in them and discovered an un...Restoring a natural root signal helps to fight a major corn pest
A longstanding and fruitful collaboration between researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Neuchtel in Switzerland, together with contributions from colleagues in Munich and the US, has produced another first: the successful manipulation of a crop plant to...URI researchers help score knockout punch on birch tree pest
KINGSTON, R.I. November 24, 2008 The United States has been under assault for decades by a wide variety of alien plants and animals, and it is not often that one of these aliens faces a counterpunch. But in a collaborative project with several other institutions, the University of Rhode Island ...Oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to tackle common beetle pest
New research in the Society of Chemical Industrys Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to combat infestation by a common beetle, Rhizoppertha dominica, found in stored cereals. Not only does oregano oil work as well as syn...New research to decode the genetic secrets of prolific potato pest
The full weight of a consortium of world-leading scientists including those who helped decode the entire human genome is being thrown at a parasitic worm less than 1mm long. The potato cyst nematode (PCN), Globodera pallida, attacks potato crops all over the world and is particularly devasta...Stealth Worms May Improve Insect Pest Control
Nematodes comprise a worm family so large it literally covers the earth. They range in size from less than a micron in length to as much as 26 feet. Worldwide interest has begun to focus on microscopic nematodes that live with symbiotic bacteria. "We study these nematodes -- which are actually inse...Gene-engineered flies are pest solution
For the first time, male flies of a serious agricultural pest, the medfly, have been bred to generate offspring that die whilst they are still embryos. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology describe the creation of the flies that, when released into a wild population, could ...Advanced Pest Control Earns Quality Pro Designation for General Pest Control Services
Advanced Pest Control, the Houston based pest control and animal removal company, is happy to announce their recent Quality Pro designation, a mark of excellence in the pest management industry. The special designation, awarded by the National Pest Management Association, rewards the extraordinar...First documented case of pest resistance to biotech cotton
A pest insect known as bollworm is the first to evolve resistance in the field to plants modified to produce an insecticide called Bt, according to a new research report. Bt-resistant populations of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, were found in more than a dozen crop fields in Mississippi and Arkan...Dow AgroSciences, NemGenix Establish New Collaboration in Plant Biotechnology
... the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world's growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a...Syngenta and Evogene to Collaborate on Soybean Nematode Resistance
... Syngenta and we look forward to working with the Syngenta team on this key trait for soybean," stated Ofer Haviv, Evogene's President and CEO. "Plant pest protection traits, such as nematode resistance, have a strong impact on farm productivity hence Evogene intends to expand use of its predictive techno...DuPont and Bayer CropScience Expand Collaboration With Broad License Agreements
...ales of about EUR 6.4 billion (2008), is one of the world's leading innovative cropscience companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agri...Pasteuria Bioscience Receives EPA Registration for Nematode Control
...iety of Nematology and other organizations estimate global crop losses due to nematodes at $100 billion annually making it agriculture's largest unmet pest control need. With current nematicides being voluntarily removed from the market due to safety and environmental concerns, few nematicide options exi...Blazing Trails: Dr. Ellery Knake Remembered for His Contributions to Weed Science
... tillage. Knake's work involving crop yields, economics, the environment and the measurement of weed populations was an early precursor to integrated pest management (IPM) techniques that have become a mainstay of modern agriculture. "Ellery's enthusiasm for teaching and research was surpassed o...Call for papers for Pira International's Global Crop Protection Summit 2009
...; (1) Emerging geographic markets: India, Russia and the Ukraine, (2) Regulatory updates: REACH and GLP (3) pest and disease trends (4) Pesticide innovation (5) Challenges facing the industry: the economy, pesticide resistanc...