Peaches and pests

Peach oil may replace some dangerous human-made compounds used for pest control

Gut instinct

Grasshopper gut contains DNA of plants it eats. Data on the pest’s food habits can help devise control strategies

Hardwar: Not without help

The malaria control operations have been successful only because of help from a large public sector corporation

The Smithsonian steps on the ants

Iconic museum files patent claim on fungi to control leafcutter ants—a well-known fact

Pest attacks on rise across India, yet no discussion on spurious pesticides

As allegedly fake pesticides prove ineffective in controlling pests, farmers resort to indiscriminate spraying

A close hard look

Malaria is easy to check. Just do not let mosquitoes breed. This is the essence of the bioenvironmental way to control such tiny big disease …

"We need to be more proactive"

Dr. S. Ramani, senior scientist (Agricultural Entomology), Project Directorate of Biological Control (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), …

Are GM crops a real solution to pest attacks in Africa?

Adoption of GM crops is widely cited as a solution to combat pest resistance, but if recent developments are considered, the answer is not that simple

After causing food crisis in Africa, worms attack Karnataka’s maize crop

It's a reason to worry because this caterpillar can also destroy crops like rice, cotton and sugarcane

Chainsaw and beetles

Chicago is preparing to fell a large number of trees to get rid of the Asian longhorn beetle

House and home

Fighting parasites with parasites

Scientists are fighting the uzi fly, a parasite of the silkworm, with a wasp-like insect that can help reduce that menace of the uzi fly, a …

Too little, too late

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Natural foes as allies

Confusing the enemy

Killer beverage

Coffee beans are pesticides  

Phew!

Malaria control again

Vaccine on the anvil

To control cholera

Hairy potato

Natural killer

Virus trap

Pest problem

Elimination kit

For the American bollworm, a common cotton pest

Armyworms are wreaking havoc in southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

A combination of armyworms native to Africa and those normally found in the Americas are ravaging crops in sub-Saharan Africa

Genetic resistance