FruitsDNA barcoding unmasks the giant larva eating blueberry roots in North Carolina
Researchers at NC State identified the pest as a longhorn beetle, Prionus imbricornis, but no insecticide is yet labelled against it in blueberries.
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EnvironmentUSDA clears a Swiss weevil to fight flowering rush clogging Western irrigation ditches
Washington State University is breeding Bagous nodulosus, which feeds only on the invasive aquatic plant, to build a population for release over the next one to two years.
Environment
Planthopper Attack on Aman Paddy Worries Farmers in Joypurhat
Farmers in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat fear poor aman yields after a brown planthopper attack that pesticides have failed to stop.
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How to Keep Insects Out of Stored Rice
Households that buy rice by the maund often find insects in it; a few simple storage tricks can prevent or get rid of them.
CropsPerching and light traps for rice pest control spread in Sirajganj
In March 2017 the agriculture extension office in Sirajganj reported about 56,890 hectares under perching and 425 light traps, as farmers in the Chalan Beel area cut back on pesticides.
Crops
New Pest Attacks Maize Fields
Bangladesh's maize output may rise 14 per cent this year, but the armyworm, rated among the world's most destructive crop pests, has attacked the crop in 37 districts.
Crops
Perching Grows Popular for Pest Control in Khulna
Perching, which gives insect-eating birds places to sit in rice fields, now covers about 60 percent of Khulna's Aman land, cutting farmers' pesticide use sharply.