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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Sustainability, Insects, Pollinators,

Hope Grows with Eastern Monarch Population Holding Steady - Farmers for Monarchs

In a report released this week from the World Wildlife Fund Mexico (WWF), scientists determined monarchs occupied 2.84 hectares in December 2021, a modest increase from the 2.10 hectares occupied in December 2020. The report notes the 35% increase in monarch butterfly overwintering population numbers between 2020 and 2021 gives some reason for hope given …

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Insects, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

05/31/2022 SOURCE: phys.org

Edible insects and plant-based proteins to be the subject of classroom debates

Edible insects and plant-based alternatives to meat will be discussed with children as part of new research.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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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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TOPIC(S): Insects, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech,

05/09/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

CRISPR mosquitoes target malaria: 240 million annual cases could be reduced dramatically by using gene editing and gene drives to control disease-carrying insects

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

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, GMO's, Insects,

05/09/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Pilot GM mosquito tests to control disease in the Florida Keys worked, Oxitec says. Here’s how they did it

Researchers have completed the first open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States. The results, according to the biotechnology

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Insects, FDA, USDA,

05/06/2022 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com

The tick that makes people allergic to red meat is in D.C.

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

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TOPIC(S): Crop Diseases, Insects, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Climate Change,

05/06/2022 SOURCE: www.thedailybeast.com

A Gene Hack Might Save the Wine Industry From Disease-Carrying Bugs

We'll drink to that!

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Insects, Climate Change, Pollinators,

04/25/2022 SOURCE: pk.mashable.com

Global Warming and Industrial Agriculture are leading to a fall in Insect population

Insects are extremely important for our ecosystem

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
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
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
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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