Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Insects,
Monarch Population Status - Monarch Watch
The WWF-Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance, in collaboration with the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR), announced the total forest area occupied by overwintering monarch colonies today. Ten (10) colonies were located this winter season with a total area of 2.84 […]
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05/09/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
The high number of malaria cases continues to be registered even though several efforts have been put in place towards malaria eradication. It is for this
CRISPR mosquitoes target malaria: 240 million annual cases could be reduced dramatically by using gene editing and gene drives to control disease-carrying insects
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05/09/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
Researchers have completed the first open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States. The results, according to the biotechnology
Pilot GM mosquito tests to control disease in the Florida Keys worked, Oxitec says. Here’s how they did it
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05/06/2022 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com
Our recent warm weather has reawakened ticks, and one tick, in particular, is becoming more common in the Washington D.C. area: the lone star tick. One bite from this tick, which is easily identified by the white spot on its back if it's female, can make people have adverse reactions to eating red meat for life. The lone star tick originated in the southern states but has spread north and west to cover much of the eastern half of the U.S. With a warming climate, more ticks survive the winter mon
The tick that makes people allergic to red meat is in D.C.
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05/06/2022 SOURCE: www.thedailybeast.com
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04/25/2022 SOURCE: pk.mashable.com
Insects are extremely important for our ecosystem
Global Warming and Industrial Agriculture are leading to a fall in Insect population
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Pest Control, Insects, Biotech,
Biotech company announces results from first US trial of GM mosquitoes
Nature - Oxitec reports that its insects behaved as planned — but a larger trial is needed to learn whether they can reduce wild mosquito populations.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Insects, Potatoes, Research, Ag Africa,
Potato farmers conquer a devastating worm—with paper made from bananas
Low-tech approach can quintuple yield and slash need for soil pesticide
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Pest Control, GMO's, Insects, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger,
GM versions of fall armyworm can effectively control the insect pest, study confirms - Alliance for Science
Genetically modified insects offer a sustainable solution for controlling fall armyworm, a devastating agricultural pest that has already developed resistance to both insecticides and Bt crops, a new study finds. The peer-reviewed research, published in BMC Biotechnology Journal, found that Oxitec Ltd.’s Friendly technology can effectively reduce populations of fall armyworm, offering hope for long-term […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Pest Control, Insects, Research, Ag North America,
“Murder Hornet” The world’s largest Asian wasps invading North America
In the fall of 2019, a nest of Asian giant hornets, native to Eastern Asia, was found and eradicated on Vancouver Island, Canada. Individual hornets were also found and dispatched on the U.S. side of the border in Washington state. Media headlines that referred to these insects as “murder hornets” recently went viral, causing mass […]
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