Neem measures

Peaches and pests

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

Bugging incursions

Risk analysis mooted

Locust invasion

Handling a pest, gingerly

Modus operandi of bacterial wilt uncovered

Sugar kills

Climate change may cause up to 38% decline of low & mid latitude deodar trees

Droughts and heat stress may also cause infestation in trees, research notes

Stubborn nematodes

How the roundworms became resistant to avermectin

Chaotic reports

Pest-resistant maize

Thinking afresh

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

SAFE SPRAYER

Fruitful development

A test may prevent bananas from becoming extinct

Undercover agents

What makes nematodes so good at killing crop pests

Inbuilt resistance

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

Worms in US apples

Cotton growers lose

Not keeping pace

China set to wrest neem initiative from India

Fungus food saver

Pigeonpea now smiles

Virus causing disease in a crop identified

Pest attack

Parasite to control locust

A parasite found in locust hindgut inhibits its ability to swarm

Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world – and good for your garden too

They are nature’s pest controllers

Urea coated with neem