06/01/2021 SOURCE: newatlas.com
Bees play a critical role in pollinating many of plants that humans eat and are therefore key to food security, but populations continue to decline rapidly around the world. A number of factors are contributing to this, including habitat loss and drought, but a tiny new ingestible particle developed at Cornell University takes aim at a key one, by detoxifying deadly insecticides before they can do these important critters harm.
Pollen-sized particles give bees immunity to insecticides
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Intruder Pests May Drain Trillions From Africa’s Economies, Study Finds
Invasive species could cost the agricultural sector more than $3.5 trillion across the continent, a new study estimated.
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Agricultural pests rely on bacteria to overcome plant defenses - Florida News Times
Recent studies suggest that insect larvae may rely on a microscope partner to help eat the leaves of the plant. Credits: Pexels’ Egor Kamelev Insect larvae may appear harmless to humans, but many of them can be very dangerous to feeding plant species, some of which are important crops. Plants cannot escape danger like animals, …
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Millions of cannibal mice threaten Australian agriculture amid fears for Sydney
Rodents have swarmed schools, homes and hospitals in New South Wales and Queensland
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Farmer horrified as tsunami of rats scurry out from hay bales
A farmer filmed hundreds of rats nesting in the hale bales of a barn in Wales. The city of rodents came scampering out when a bale of hay was removed by a tractor
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Master Gardener: Keep an eye out for bagworms for early prevention | Sapulpa Times
Among the nastier pests in our area, bagworms get top billing. These little brown “bags” will suddenly appear in huge numbers in late June.
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Why Fly Control on Dairy Farms is a Smart Investment
While dairy operations will never be completely free of flies, untreated fly infestations can lead to reduced dairy profitability.
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Cicadas emerging, but our area might be spared | Times News Online
A creature with one of the most unique life cycles on earth will be visible around Eastern Pennsylvania in the coming weeks. The 17-year cicadas will emerge from the ground sometime around or after Me...
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Cicadas 2021 Are Coming! Will Brood X Harm Your Yard?
Trillions of "Brood X" cicadas are coming to over a dozen states in this spring of 2021. Find out where the famous 17-year "Big Brood" will show up with our map, the telltale signs in your garden,
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