Confusing the enemy

READ MORE 31 Oct 1997

Too little, too late

GRASSHOPPERS AND LOCUSTS: THE PLAGUE OF THE SAHEL Publisher: The Panos Institute, London Price: L 7.95

READ MORE 15 Nov 1993

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 …

READ MORE 15 Nov 1992

Natural foes as allies

READ MORE 31 Oct 1992

Now, satellite data can better manage our natural resources

A joint partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization and Google has made this possible

READ MORE 15 Apr 2016

Inbuilt resistance

A natural compound found in Ykm5 banana variety makes it resistant to nematodes

READ MORE 31 Mar 2014

Gut instinct

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

READ MORE 28 Feb 2014

Parasite to control locust

A parasite found in locust hindgut inhibits its ability to swarm

READ MORE 30 Jan 2014

Sleeping with enemy

Bed bugs continue to be the most difficult pest to exterminate

READ MORE 15 Mar 2013

Stubborn nematodes

How the roundworms became resistant to avermectin

READ MORE 29 Feb 2012

Monsanto pulled up

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READ MORE 31 Jan 2012

Bt gene harms GM plant

New answers to old questions on biosafety of GM crops

READ MORE 16 Jun 2011

Watch out for these balloons

Sometimes resplendent, ungainly at other times, frogs are indicators of ecological health

READ MORE 31 Mar 2011

Natural killer

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Thinking afresh

Agriculturists in India are gradually moving away from chemical pesticides and fertilisers;

READ MORE 15 Jul 1997

Neem measures

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Chaotic reports

READ MORE 31 Oct 1993

Protective wasps

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Operation Desert Swarm

Locust swarms are the bane of farmers in more than 66 countries. Small wonder then that the locust is the only insect that has a global committee …

READ MORE 30 Sep 1993

African invasion

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Pest-resistant maize

READ MORE 15 Jul 1993

Hairy potato

READ MORE 15 Jun 1993

The land can teach how. to use it best

READ MORE 15 Apr 1993

Beetle's taste for sunflowers alarms experts

Scientists fear the Mexican beetle, introduced to counter the adverse effects of a weed, may destroy the sunflower crop.

READ MORE 31 Mar 1993

Scieniists perfecting protein-rich potato

READ MORE 15 Jan 1993