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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Pest Control, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

World Bank lends Kenya Sh4.5bn for locusts fight

The World Bank on Thursday approved a Sh4.5 billion loan to Kenya to help in combating loc...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Beekeeping, Pest Control, Gardening,

Gardening: What weird insects are you spotting in the garden?

Bees with spiky noses, beetles resembling mini scorpions and supersized aphids are among t...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Fruit, Pest Control,

Harnessing psyllid peptides to fight citrus greening disease

Citrus greening disease, also called huanglongbing (HLB), is a bacterial infection of citr...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Drones UAV, Pest Control, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Middle East,

China to give 50 drones, pesticides to fight locusts

First batch of drones due to arrive on Monday....

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Pest Control, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID, Ag Middle East,

Locust swarms threaten Middle East, India, Africa amid COVID-19 outbreak

While no swarms are currently expected to impact Israel, Jordan is considered "threatened"...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Pesticides, Forestry, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Pest Control, Sustainability, Ag Africa,

Trees in South Africa are under attack-and it's proving hard to manage

More than two years have passed since the detection of what is arguably the most damaging ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Pest Control, World Hunger,

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/15/kenyas-pastoralists-face-hunger-and-conflict-as-locust-plague-continues

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Crop Consultant, Pest Control, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ,

https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/6752880/flowers-attract-beneficials-to-veg-crops/?src=rss

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soybeans, Pesticides, Vegetables, Pest Control,

Building a bean that resists leafhoppers

Leafhoppers are tiny insects. They are only about 3 millimeters long, smaller than a grain...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Education U.S. SouthWest, Pest Control,

Texas A&M AgriLife mobilizes task force to head off possible emergence of "murder hornet" in Texas

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