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

12/16/2020 SOURCE: news.un.org

Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa

New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and the food security of millions of people, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on

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

12/14/2020 SOURCE: english.mathrubhumi.com

How to get rid of locusts?

What will we do when locusts come again? Locusts are a group of short-horned grasshoppers ..

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Insects, Ag Innovation,

Feed & Grain News - ADM, InnovaFeed Building Largest Insect Protein Facility in

New project in Decatur represents innovative, sustainable production to meet growing demand for insect protein in animal feed

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, GMO's, Insects, Research,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Weeds, Pesticides, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Insects, Research, Regenerative Agriculture, Pollinators,

Do Weeds Matter for Biodiversity? - Resilience

Weeds. A very negative-sounding word for many. However, weeds might not exactly be what we used to think they are. Let me take you on a walk in the countryside, observing fields of barley as we pass them by.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pest Control, Sustainability, Insects, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

Southern Africa faces new locust plague

Biblical locust swarms are laying waste to southern Africa's crops. But lessons learnt from a similar plague in East Africa show that regional cooperation and early detection are key to avoiding an equally big disaster.

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Team AgWiki Team AgWiki
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Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pest Control, Insects,

Entomologists Destroy Asian Giant Hornet Nest Found in Washington

The crew sucked nearly 100 hornets from the tree-hollow hive—the first ever found in the U.S.—using a vacuum and captured escapees with nets

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Insects, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Startups & Financing, World Hunger,

10/24/2020 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

French startup Ynsect to build world's biggest bug farm

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming.

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