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TOPIC(S): Pesticides,

04/16/2020 SOURCE: www.science20.com

Coronavirus Treatment Retraction Shows The Life Sciences Are Too Often 'A House Built On Sand'

The International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents has already retracted a March 20th pap...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Insects, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/13/2020 SOURCE: grist.org

Locusts and coronavirus: A Biblical nightmare strikes the horn of Africa

Locust swarms are multiplying in eastern Africa as farmers plant their next harvest and th...

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Randy Krotz
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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Insects, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/13/2020 SOURCE: grist.org

Locusts and coronavirus: A Biblical nightmare strikes the horn of Africa

Locust swarms are multiplying in eastern Africa as farmers plant their next harvest and th...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Pest Control, Ag Africa,

04/11/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

East Africa Braces For A Locust Outbreak Possibly 20 Times Worse Than The First (Photos)

The already-vulnerable region is dealing with both locusts and coronavirus....

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Topics: Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Australia/NZ,

This farm is harnessing a bug army to protect vegetable crops

Darren Schreurs is experimenting with planting flowers near his crops to attract beneficia...

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

04/10/2020 SOURCE: apnews.com

"Millions of already vulnerable people are at risk. And as they gather to try to combat the locusts, often in vain, they risk spreading the virus — a topic that comes a distant second for many in rural areas."

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, pa...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Beekeeping, USDA,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.npr.org

NPR talks to University of Maryland bee researcher Samuel Ramsey, aka Dr. Buggs, who says honeybee colony collapse disorder not seen over last five years, cause of problem still unknown, main factors hurting honeybees now parasites, poor nutrition and pesticides

Honeybees Need Your Help, Honey

A deadly triangle of factors is killing off U.S. honeybees. Last year, forty percent of ho...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. SouthWest, Beekeeping, Environment,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.mdpi.com

Agriculture journal publishes review article by University of Arkansas researchers who discuss various effects of habitat loss on solitary bees and different ways to mitigate such effects in order to conserve bee diversity, populations in agricultural landscapes, list pesticide use among factors implicated in bee declines

Mitigating the Effects of Habitat Loss on Solitary Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems

Solitary bees and other wild pollinators provide an important ecosystem service which can ...

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Topics: Pesticides, Grapes, Ag Europe, Ag Global Specialty Food,

EFSA reveals data on pesticide residues in food in Europe | Food Safety News

Table grapes and peppers were among products that most often exceeded residue limits in ra...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Food/Nutrition, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/03/2020 SOURCE: www.newtimesslo.com

Nutritional defense: What fuel are you putting in your body?

It's not the hand sanitizer, the E.T. hazmat suit, the sci-fi mask, or the fast-tracked fr...

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Coronavirus Treatment Retraction Shows The Life Sciences Are Too Often 'A House Built On Sand'

Locusts and coronavirus: A Biblical nightmare strikes the horn of Africa

Locusts and coronavirus: A Biblical nightmare strikes the horn of Africa

East Africa Braces For A Locust Outbreak Possibly 20 Times Worse Than The First (Photos)

This farm is harnessing a bug army to protect vegetable crops

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

Honeybees Need Your Help, Honey

Mitigating the Effects of Habitat Loss on Solitary Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems

EFSA reveals data on pesticide residues in food in Europe | Food Safety News

Nutritional defense: What fuel are you putting in your body?

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