Insects
TOPIC(S): Precision AG , Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Economics, Insects,

10/21/2020 SOURCE: www.wattagnet.com

Chickens love insects

One of the aspects of poultry welfare is whether birds can perform their natural behaviors -- like pecking the ground -- that although it gives us a check mark as thinking beings, I do not know if it helps the birds from a productive point of view.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Insects, Research, USDA, World Population,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: news.cornell.edu

USDA grants to fund studies of plant viruses, insecticides | Cornell Chronicle

Two Cornell research teams, studying crop viruses and insecticides’ physiological effects on insects, have received grants totaling nearly $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Pesticides, GMO's, Insects, Biotech,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

Can a Genetically Modified Bug Combat a Global Farm Plague?

Biotech company Oxitec has created a caterpillar with self-destructing eggs in an attempt to curb agricultural damage. But will other pests simply move in?

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Pest Control, Insects,

09/15/2020 SOURCE: www.newsweek.com

Asian longhorned ticks found in Connecticut as species continues spread across U.S.

The ticks were spotted for the first time in the United States in 2017.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Pest Control, Sustainability, Insects, Ag Africa, Ag Middle East,

How are locusts & worms helping with food sustainability in Kuwait?

Since January, many farmers in East Africa have seen their land besieged by swarms of hundreds of billions of locusts. #InspireMiddleEast

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Insects, Ag Africa,

08/26/2020 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Viewpoint: Synthetic pesticides are the solution to East Africa's famine-causing locust swarms

For months, billions of these pests have migrated from remote deserts into populated regions of East Africa and into Asia, decimating crops and producing

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TOPIC(S): Insects,
TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Insects,

08/20/2020 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com

Corn rootworm monitoring program guides growers in making informed management decisions

/PRNewswire/ -- As corn rootworm (CRW) pressure spikes in the Midwest, Syngenta is helping growers minimize the long-term impact through a robust monitoring...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Insects,

08/20/2020 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com

Corn rootworm monitoring program guides growers in making informed management decisions

/PRNewswire/ -- As corn rootworm (CRW) pressure spikes in the Midwest, Syngenta is helping growers minimize the long-term impact through a robust monitoring...

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