Treatment for pests starts with taking the plant far away from other healthy plants so the pests don't spread.
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"Climate change may induce what were previously minor storage pests to become new (serious) pests, or even enable introduction of new pests," said George Phiri, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's assistant program representative in Malawi.
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They now can subvert the lifecyles of pests, preserve the natural enemies of pests and make use of other scientific innovations in an Integrated Pest Management approach.
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Insects play important roles, pollinating plants, facilitating productive soil through decomposing, serving as food sources for birds and bats, spreading disease, and serving both as crop pests and predators of crop pests.
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These lower temperatures can impact heat sensitive plants and pests.
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China cited the discovery of pests, a charge Canada dismisses.
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Canada dismisses the suggestion of pests in its canola exports.
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Go deeper: Climate change may boost pests, stress food supplies.
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That gives those who would control these pests an opportunity.
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This has left trees vulnerable to pests like bark beetles.
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I'm fine with it because it keeps the pests away.
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"It hypnotizes the pests like snakes and insects," he says.
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He said that some anxiety about the pests is natural.
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The pests damage tree foliage and young shoots, impairing growth.
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Still, experts say pests are a growing threat to forests.
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Some experts, however, see the pests as a "necessary evil".
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Even government officials begrudgingly admitted admiration for the resourceful pests.
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New Zealand was "a paradise for those pests," says Davis.
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Fleas are one of the oldest pests on the planet.
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Lousy guests, those nasty pests, They're always up to something.
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The pests reportedly stung several children and even killed two dogs.
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Scientists have been using sterilization to control insect pests for decades.
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Thankfully, I've had few encounters with these pests in New York.
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For example, Australian wild rice is resilient to pests and disease.
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Moving trees means also moving this entire household of potential pests.
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These parched trees will become more vulnerable to pests and fire.
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But to the pests, there are far scarier dangers out there.
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That product targets bedbugs, mites and other household pests and funguses.
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Neonicotinoid restrictions are also causing British farmers problems with insect pests.
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These prim, oft-mowed lawns also had more weeds and pests.
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Believe it or not, the pests themselves aren't the big problem.
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Flying pests can be just as bad as the crawling ones.
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Outbreaks of pests weaken and kill trees Disastrous drought conditions have converted forests into tinderboxes, leaving behind an apocalyptic landscape of dead trees -- in the millions -- and inviting bark-eating pests such as the Mountain Pine Beetle.
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This week, the CPM adopted new and revised standards for countries to use to prevent pests from jumping borders, including the use of gas insecticide and heating technologies to treat wooden packing materials, killing pests deep inside.
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Farmers, who use rifles to shoot pests and predators, are especially aggrieved.
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The pests arrived on the island about 25 years ago as pets.
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Marijuana isn&apost as prone to plant pests, and harvesting is simpler.
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Diseases spread by pests like mosquitoes and fleas remain global health problems.
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Farmers often coat seeds before planting to fend off rot and pests.
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Modified seeds, resistant to drought and pests, were just what Africa needed.
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Ancient civilizations used ashes, sulfur, and salts to keep pests at bay.
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The birds are agricultural pests and flocks can cause blackouts, writes Wilkinson.
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" Therefore, it "has no reason to believe that [they] are plant pests.
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When one shines a light on pests, they either freeze or scatter.
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Oxpeckers get food, and in return, the mammals are protected from pests.
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It's like nothing for the roaches — or most other creepy-crawly pests.
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For several hours on Wednesday, the eager little pests descended on Wimbledon.
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"A war waged on forests by pests is gathering momentum, and besides wood poachers causing deforestation, the pests have become the new drivers of desertification," said Mevion Chagwiza, an environmental activist affiliated to the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association.
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"With globalization, the spread of pests and pathogens is increasing rapidly," says Ramcharan.
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Inspectors review properties for evidence of dirt, dust, pests, equipment performance and more.
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All it takes to repel pests is a new paint job, researchers say.
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They chatter and giggle as they pull out weeds and check for pests.
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CSIRO calls carp the "most invasive and damaging pests" of Australia's freshwater ecosystems.
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There's also the practical issue of how we'd drive the pests to extinction.
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FEW PESTS wreak more havoc on coffee plantations than the berry-borer beetle.
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They're very cute, but can be dangerous creatures, and are considered natural pests.
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They can also upload pictures of pests from their mobile phones for identification.
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Other possible causes: changes in land use, wildfires, new pests, and conservation efforts.
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GM is particularly helpful in making plants resistant to pests—a terrible scourge.
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There are pests, there are pathogens that can go along with that plant.
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It didn't hurt that bed bugs are also iconic New York City pests.
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But why exactly are these little disease-carrying pests so prolific this year?
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Drought, heat, and pests are damaging forests and setting the stage for wildfires.
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This is unfortunate, because biological insect control can eradicate pests over large areas.
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Why it matters: Bats are voracious eaters of insects, including many agricultural pests.
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The commission believes the explosion of forest pests should not deter eucalyptus growers.
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But it is less clear if insecticides could help stave off multiplying pests.
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And warmer weather has improved conditions for pests like the artichoke plume moth.
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The official Chinese line is that pests had been discovered in the shipments.
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That means the food system is becoming less resilient against pests and diseases.
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Frequent trims reduce biodiversity and make yards more hospitable to pests and weeds.
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Standing water also becomes a breeding ground for disease-carrying pests like mosquitos.
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We recently reported on a California winery that uses falcons to combat pests.
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Now, Brooklyn Bridge Park is taking a stand to ward off the pests.
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Because meats and plants can carry pests that could seriously hurt the economy.
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"USDA does not regulate or have any plans to regulate plants that could otherwise have been developed through traditional breeding techniques as long as they are not plant pests or developed using plant pests," the agency said in its statement.
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Many Florida residents now consider them as pests, on par with rats and squirrels.
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You don't have to deal with pests, so you don't have to use pesticides.
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Mowing your grass too short just stresses your grass and invites pests and diseases.
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It also showed promise in fighting viruses, cancers, and even harmful pests and parasites.
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Paxton faced many threats above and beyond killer robots, intergalactic hunters and alien pests.
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Chlorpyrifos is sprayed on crops across the US to kill a variety of pests.
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It is sprayed on crops across the US to kill a variety of pests.
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" A placard near the speaker's stage asserted: "Germany has survived war, pests and cholera.
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Also: Pests and pathogens thriving in a warmer climate could wipe out our woodlands.
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It's a respect that's not necessarily extended to many people dealing with these pests.
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Ghosts are never entities to be communicated with; they are pests to be eliminated.
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China's foreign ministry has said it had discovered pests in canola imports from Canada.
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Kichwas believe that the tea acts as a protective barrier against predators and pests.
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Both problems, fire and pests, are liable to get worse as the climate warms.
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Here's the silver lining: the vast majority of species the researchers found aren't pests.
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Innovators are moving high-value crops indoors to better control water use and pests.
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Kadzuwa said his variety was covered in hard leaves that pests could not penetrate.
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But a hundred years ago, mankind came along, bringing pests, black rats, with them.
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"We're all bad people here," she reminded all the household pests earlier that day.
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"This is to stop you from bringing pests into our farm," Laing explained, apologetically.
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"But the pests will arrive there, too," as temperatures keep rising, Mr. Daga said.
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But plant disease and pests can reduce crop yields by 40 percent or more.
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And with good reason: They eat a number of environmentally destructive pests, including aphids.
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The first pages carried mostly ads for services to get rid of the pests.
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Any lingering pests would be dispatched by beneficial insects like ladybugs and praying mantises.
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For all these reasons, humans have really struggled with eradicating pests in populated areas.
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Projects or repairs involving hazardous chemicals, pests or substances like mold carry elevated risk, too.
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People's entire lives have been overturned by these (increasingly common) blood-sucking, itch-inducing pests.
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In New Zealand, the government is mulling using gene drives to wipe out invasive pests.
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Normally, Horne would shoot wild rabbits on sight as they're considered pests in New Zealand.
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It's one of the strongest plant fibers and is naturally resistant to weeds and pests.
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When used in animals, the drugs kill off pests by harming the insects' nervous systems.
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Cowpea seed beetles are widely studied animals because they are important pests of stored pulses.
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One day scientists could use technology like gene drive to engineer away pests like mosquitoes.
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It's actually more stressful on the pests for you to catch them and relocate them.
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Crop pests and animal diseases caused about $6 billion of the losses to African farmers.
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Florida has been battling a number of invasive species, pests, and ecological disasters this year.
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But using land to grow a single crop increases the risk from pests and weather.
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Every creature, they discover, has a purpose — even the ones that seem to be pests.
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Thankfully, most of the pests did disappear when the heat of the sun came back.
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Simpson said potato farmers in his state needed new pesticides to combat the new pests.
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They were all living creatures labeled "street pests" just trying to survive in the city.
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"Agriculture extension officers must work hard to educate farmers about these new pests," he said.
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Other uses include making insect pests unable to reproduce and plants that naturally resist disease.
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Farmers would struggle to find alternative treatments to fight off other pests, the company said.
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After personal exposure to the resurgent pests, Borel, a science journalist, developed a grudging appreciation.
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This international food network is vulnerable to new diseases, increasing extreme weather events and pests.
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It also employs drones to collect aerial imagery, including details about pests and crop health.
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Recurring warmer, dryer conditions allow pests to thrive and sustain longer, more intense wildfire seasons.
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The government's investigation, which resulted in the settlement, found hazards such as mold and pests.
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Here are some factors that scientists have found might make you irresistible to the pests:
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For example, a Wood Destroying Insect Inspection can identify termites, carpenter ants and other pests.
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The helicopter known as the Squirrel is typically used to douse fires and shoot pests.
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The dark synergy of extreme weather and emboldened pests could imperil vast stretches of woodland.
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Moist soil can also make the bark rot, leaving it vulnerable to diseases and pests.
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The ticks didn't match any North American pests, and initially he could not identify them.
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Farmers, gardeners and groundskeepers used the newly available chemicals in their domestic "wars" against pests.
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They are using owls and falcons, to go after pests drawn by the milder winters.
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In 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a $32 million project to eliminate the pests.
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And we're showing you how a "super monster wolf" is warding off pests in Japan.
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"That would also reduce the amount of polluting chemicals used to tackle pests," he added.
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They provide ample blood meals for ticks and help spread the pests to new regions.
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He and his husband just plucked the pests off each other and continued to snooze.
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A dark synergy of extreme weather and emboldened pests could imperil vast stretches of woodland.
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"The availability of pesticides, like chlorpyrifos, is relied upon by farmers to control a variety of insect pests and by public health officials who work to control deadly and debilitating pests like mosquitoes," Chris Novak, chief executive of CropLife America, said in a statement.
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"European colonists viewed native dogs as kind of pests, and they freely killed them," Perri said.
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The USDA suggested that it would only regulate plants with genes from pests or noxious weeds.
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China, Canada's biggest export market for canola, cited the discovery of pests, a charge Canada dismisses.
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Pests feast on badly stored produce; potholed roads mean victuals rot on slow journeys to market.
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In the fresh Patagonian climate, there were none of the usual problems — humidity, fungus, mildew, pests.
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The machines minimize labor needs, and Plenty says the speed of production also helps control pests.
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Trees were laden with large, dense and ripening fruit with low incidence of disease and pests.
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Cats are the perfect predator, and have a knack for deterring rodents and hunting down pests.
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The robots at Iron Ox also use machine learning and AI to detect pests and diseases.
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A changing climate may also lead to a flourishing of weeds and pests in rice fields.
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And the fact that spiders kill other pests (including other spiders!) is a pretty big deal.
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The crop, however, requires regular checks to ensure it is not attacked by pests, she said.
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The usual theories don't make sense: Agriculture cast insects as pests, rather than a food source.
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But the secessionist dispute prevents Georgia and Abkhazia from working together properly to stop the pests.
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Indeed, I thoroughly checked my mattress and had no problems and saw no signs of pests.
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"It's old pests in new places, and with that comes a whole new set of challenges."
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She and her husband have fitted their windows with nets to keep the pests at bay.
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The situation is part of an evolving battle between farmers and pests that threaten their crops.
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The trees need to be sprayed for pests and rot, because their immune systems are weak.
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Drier forests are not only likelier to burn; they're more vulnerable to pests like bark beetles.
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Crops modified to be resistant to insects, like Bt corn, have demonstrably reduced losses from pests.
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Warmer temperatures have extended growth seasons in some areas — and brought drought and pests to others.
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At one point, my job was to get rid of pests; I think they were gophers.
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From mosquitoes to sharks, here's a collection of our best advice for dealing with summer pests.
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Beside that was an owl box — occupied — part of an effort to control pests without pesticides.
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Only weeks ago, koalas were considered pests on the island, devouring vegetation meant for native animals.
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These chemicals keep pests from destroying produce but also expose humans to residues through their diet.
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The types and amounts of pesticides used vary based upon pests and weather, according to EWG.
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Some farmers consider them pests that threaten their crops while others shoot them out of fear.
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That lack of genetic diversity can make them more vulnerable to disease, climate change and pests.
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The i5K team decided to use bed bugs in a pilot project that started in 2012, along with other recognizable urban pests such as the German cockroach, agricultural pests including the Colorado potato beetle, and generally interesting insects such as the dragonfly and the dung beetle.
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For insects already here, car and air travel can easily transport pests like ticks around the country.
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Subsequent research has linked prevalence of roaches (and other pests) in a neighborhood to asthma rates, too.
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When it comes to pests, with an entire museum's collection on the line, conservators don't mess around.
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Peña said he doesn't think his neighbours see them as pests, at least not that he's heard.
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The site had become cluttered with old cars, oil containers, pests and trash, according to those complaints.
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During a lesson on integrated pest management, campers learn ways to defend against pests without harming them.
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China is blocking imports of canola seed from two companies on the grounds that it discovered pests.
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With drones, farmers can identify pests and disease to determine exactly which crops need spraying, Nelson says.
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This heat on top of years of drought has left forests vulnerable to pests like bark beetles.
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And if it all goes well, one day, those engineered pests may save the kiwi bird, too.
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The entire time I was watching "Pests," I was antsy, waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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The chemical might blow over to other plants and warn that some pests are in the area.
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Cameras installed above watch for signs of disease and pests, and monitor watering needs and growth rates.
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The little pests are generally believed to have no broader purpose than to survive and spread disease.
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Some people try to get rid of them, because cane toads are largely considered to be pests.
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Rabbits are considered pests by New Zealand's farmers, so Horne typically shoots them if he spots them.
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Now, no party in paradise can proceed without the host taking precautions against the disease-carrying pests.
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But newer gene-editing techniques that do not involve plant pests are quickly supplanting the old tools.
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In fact, only twenty-eight of approximately twenty-six hundred identified species of termite are invasive pests.
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Many hotels have developed response plans to manage the pests quickly, said Rosanna Maietta, an association spokeswoman.
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Today paparazzi are still seen as morally depraved pests, who will do anything for the money shot.
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"Pests target crops that take longer to mature so they can breed on the plant," he said.
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The greens were visible through a window next to a pressurized door designed to keep out pests.
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When farming organically, farmers use naturally occurring compounds instead of industrial pesticides to keep pests at bay.
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Climate change is expected to make insect pests hungrier, which could encourage farmers to use more pesticides.
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The drought, warming, and pests have converged to kill off more than 129 million trees across California.
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We sent over a team built around a teenager, two pests, and most of our C-squad.
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And like human farmers, the ants had to fend off crop pests, particularly a parasitic fungal disease.
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"As the climate changes and pests and disease evolve, we have to keep up," Mr. Mazourek said.
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But after a certain point, the hotter and drier it gets, the more quickly the pests die.
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The demises those of pests, those of health threats and nuisances, guilty only of trying to survive.
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So if these horrendous pests are major players in ecosystems that we want to save — what then?
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Other studies will include threats to native flora and fauna from diseases and pests, irrigation and drainage.
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To protect against those bloodsucking pests, Walker wore long socks and an invisible armor of bug repellent.
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It seems the pests can travel far -- they've been spotted around the UK as recently as October.
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But that hurts the ecosystem and forces producers to use more pesticides (since birds eat those pests).
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"They were considered much more beautiful than common cats, which were still considered pests," Dr. Kalof said.
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A: You and your wife are entitled to live in a sanitary home not overrun with pests.
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The court documents claim the problem started when the company refused to deal with standing water, spills, and rodent droppings promptly under sinks and in food-prep areas, which led for a breeding ground for mold and pests like cockroaches, maggots, flies, fruit flies, silverfish and other pests.
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Many orangutans are killed as agricultural pests, hunted for bushmeat or the illegal pet and performing animal trade.
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Among other things, this technique might be used to engineer invasive pests to breed themselves out of existence.
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Instead, you had to buy new seeds from Monsanto or else contend with pests and less-effective pesticides.
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Higher temperatures can also change rainfall patterns, leaving some trees vulnerable to drought or pests like bark beetles.
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Fortunately, you'll only need to develop a few easy habits to permanently kick these pests to the curb.
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But, unsettling though they may be, the eight-legged do excel at keeping six-limbed pests in check.
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"Also, sheep are sprayed directly with pesticides to prevent pests, so lanolin can contain pesticide residue," he claims.
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Between 2040 and 2060, the pests are likely to swarm forests from southern New England west to Wisconsin.
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Organisms in the soil that we might think of as pests actually stimulate plants to make more phytonutrients.
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Among the best at doing this, and hence one of the most troublesome crop pests, is the whitefly.
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It is also working on genetically engineering several other agricultural pests, including Drosophila suzukii and the Olive fly.
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This exposes them to orangutan-human conflict with the danger of being killed as crop raiders and pests.
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For the immediate future, sixteen countries committed to plans for increasing resources for managing pests that affect crops.
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Many view the marsupials as pests which destroy pasture and cause crashes by hopping in front of cars.
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But these pests have survived for hundreds of millions of years because they're good at what they do.
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These human pests are a human problem, and it'll take the village coming together to effectively control them.
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Minor pests are turning into major ones, increasing damage, and hitherto unknown crop diseases are emerging, she added.
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Many are using agroecology techniques that include using natural methods to improve the soil and protect against pests.
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Special Report Monsanto offered genetically modified seeds when Burkina Faso's famed cotton plants came under attack from pests.
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Mozambique's cabinet approved on Tuesday a 160 million metical ($2.6 million) action plan to combat pests and disease.
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Also, it requires a certificate as proof the crop has been inspected and found free of quarantine pests.
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Warmer temperatures have allowed insects, rats and other pests, to migrate up the mountains and into the fields.
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Bad harvesting practices, poor storage and slow transport mean that food is damaged, spoiled or lost to pests.
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Farms are complex systems of soils, pests, air, water, trees, grasses, insects and animals interacting with one another.
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Pearls form when debris, pests or other material gets in between two layers of the oyster, said Gray.
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We also use ash or crushed tobacco leaves to increase the shelf life and prevent damage by pests.
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Southern Utah is being swarmed by green stink bugs — and other pests including mosquitoes and gnats, according to .
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There are no pests, so no need for pesticides on Bowery's greens, which is a major selling point.
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The National Farmers Union confirmed that some sprout farms had experienced problems with weather and pests this year.
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Tobacco powder, or "snuff," Schilthuizen notes, is used as a way to control slugs and snails as pests.
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When farmers create new wildlife habitat, it increases animal and insect populations that control pests and pollinate plants.
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Termites are often dismissed as nothing but home-destroying pests, less charismatic than bees, ants or even spiders.
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We often think of summer insects as pests, but many qualify for a far more flattering term: pollinators.
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Warmer temperatures are extending growing seasons in some areas and sending a host of new pests into others.
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India's Wildlife Protection Act prohibits harming wild animals, so the slingshots are used just to chase pests away.
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She should lower expectations and declare that there is nothing Facebook can do to exterminate all the pests.
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The ceaseless rains also means it was difficult to spray the crops to ward off pests and diseases.
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Cotton and soybean crop yields were different; increased heat, droughts and floods meant more pests and decreased yields.
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The weather has been more erratic, with winds, unpredictable frost and wetter growing seasons, which can bring pests.
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Farmers may also plant grass or shrubs to help keep the soil healthy and keep pests at bay.
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Your dogs and cats can also bring the pests inside, so check them and tick-proof your yard.
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Seventy-five percent had noticed an increase in pests, and 59 percent reported an increase in crop disease.
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And before harvest, an Edipeel barrier could repel pests and fungi and thus reduce the use of pesticides.
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Rosselkhoznadzor did not identify the type of pests discovered and said it would hold talks with China soon.
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Rosselkhoznadzor did not identify the type of pests discovered and said it would hold talks with China soon.
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Farmers are using AI to spot pests and catch diseases — and many believe it's the future of agriculture
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An open window provides easy access for not only human intruders, but also pests like bugs and rodents.
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Light pollution, noise and nocturnal pests, human and otherwise, haven't discouraged glamping entrepreneurs from setting up in cities.
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Insects look just as ugly as lobsters or crabs; people just associate insects as these pests, these annoying things.
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Pesticides are widely used in producing food to control pests such as insects, rodents, weeds, bacteria, mold and fungus.
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In fact, sheer genetic diversity is what makes it so challenging to control pests, such as insects or weeds.
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The Khapra beetle is considered one of the world&aposs most destructive pests for stored grains, cereals and seeds.
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Our disgust of roaches might be disproportionate to that of other pests, but is it, at any level, reasonable?
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A technique called RNA interference can alter how genes make proteins—and possibly fight pests like the varroa mite.
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It's a plant which doesn't require any chemicals -- fertilizers or pesticides -- as it's largely immune to disease and pests.
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You might go out there for three or four hours looking for invasive pests and you don't see any.
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Measures should also be taken to help local farmers, and to combat destructive pests like locusts and quelea birds.
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Even though they can't fly, they can escape, and they have become pests in some areas, like Southern California.
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"Australia is free of many pests and diseases that are commonplace around the world," Heard said in the video.
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The doctor told the couple to search their house for pests, and that's when they found the bed bugs.
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Some eliminated pesticides entirely by using techniques such as crop rotation and pheromone traps to capture pests, says Pretty.
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Finding ways to control the pests is becoming a priority for protecting food security and incomes in many countries.
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But emerging evidence shows that seaweed can sometimes cause harm and spread diseases and pests, the U.N. report said.
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Zimbabwe, for instance, says although GM crops may initially be resistant to pests, the resistance could breakdown over time.
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China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that customs officials had discovered pests in samples of canola imports from Canada.
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Elsewhere, though, they can be pests, for they are poisonous to many grazing animals, notably cattle, sheep and horses.
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"Australia is free of many pests and diseases that are commonplace around the world," Ms. Heard says without enthusiasm.
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China halted purchases of Canadian canola in March, citing pests in shipments by Richardson International Ltd and Viterra Inc.
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Some firms view themselves as masons, helping clients build stronger walls; others see themselves as exterminators, hunting for pests.
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In the eastern United States, pests like the emerald ash borer have destroyed tens of millions of community trees.
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Very few household pests destroy crops; fleas and bedbugs are nightmarish, but not if you're a field of corn.
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Growing in microseasons and microclimates, and easily falling victim to mildew, weather, and pests, strawberries are sensitive and fleeting.
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Fifty volunteers served as game masters, who helped remedy in-game problems and kept out pests like gold sellers.
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Although the pests are likely long gone, a wasp-infested garage is probably better than no garage at all.
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And right now, the market is demanding that companies do something about sexual predators and pests in their midsts.
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Not only are these nocturnal pests nearly indestructible, they're also known to spread diseases like dysentery, plague, and leprosy.
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Resembling a fox or a wolf, dingoes in Australia are so abundant that the animals are often considered pests.
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These vile pests the color of excrement reproduce all year and know where to find warm places to hide.
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"These sequences might be an Achilles heel present in many insect pests," Dr. Crisanti's team writes in their paper.
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Trilobites Anyone who's tried to kill a cockroach knows that the ancient pests have some world-class evasive maneuvers.
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Some farmers continue to use the poison illegally to kill larger predators and pests, including foxes, coyotes and raccoons.
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Conversely, mowing less often allowed a broader palette of species to flourish, which made pests and weeds less prevalent.
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Other pests and diseases include certain kinds of nematodes, root rot and blight, as well as slugs and snails.
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Farmers use chlorpyrifos to kill insects and some plant pests on numerous crops, including some meant for human consumption.
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Moreover, the government neglected to utilize the expertise of USDA, which regulates agents to control pests that affect animals.
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The same goes for the major threats, such as fire and pests — these don't respect public-private boundaries either.
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The bugs do not spread disease, but they can be pests by causing itching, scratching and loss of sleep.
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Now, the country's coffee region is increasingly vulnerable to climate change-induced disasters like flooding, drought and invasive pests.
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Carson warned that pesticides like DDT — dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane — were being sprayed excessively and indiscriminately in attempts to control crop pests.
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But Australia's determination to avoid bringing in pests, plant disease and weeds, means it takes very few of those.
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But for anyone that lives around bears, they can be huge pests, capable of destroying anything they come across.
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Clean: Heat and growth can also attract pests, the most common of which are spider mites, mealy bugs, and scale.
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This is hardly the first time someone has tried to wage war against arachnids or other household pests using fire.
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Cockroaches seem to inspire more phobia than do mosquitos, the malaria-spreading pests that are the world's actual deadliest animal.
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If you have prohibited items, such as fruit that could carry pests or diseases, they will be confiscated and destroyed.
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If your grill has been covered, then check for bugs and pests that may have snuck in during the winter.
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"The decision to temporarily halt production was based on sightings of pests around the perimeter of the facility," Almanza said.
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Unfortunately, the kid's noble attempt to save his family from a scourge of blood-sucking pests didn't exactly work out.
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"It is not very effective for some pests, such as bed bugs or cockroaches," he told Reuters Health by email.
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There's unpredictable weather, changes in soil quality and the ever-present possibility that pests and disease may pay a visit.
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The Medfly, a parasite of over 250 crops, is considered one of the most menacing agricultural pests in the world.
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It's pretty horrifying, especially for this poor bullet ant:But Cordyceps serves an important purpose: controlling the populations of various pests.
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Indeed, one reason why people started using beds was to escape pests and dirt on the floor, Dr. Chua explains.
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Some countries prohibit travelers from bringing pinecones through customs, including New Zealand and Australia, because of concerns about transporting pests.
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Scott's lab focuses on creating engineered strains of the Australian sheep blowfly and the New World screwworm, two livestock pests.
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Britain would then find itself bound to retain EU measures to prevent diseases, pests and contaminants in plants and animals.
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The buggers are not only generally accepted as pests, but also spread scary diseases like West Nile, Zika, and dengue.
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, insect pests destroy one-fifth of global crop yields.
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Throwflame envisions the flamethrower drone being used for tasks such as "clearing vital infrastructure, igniting remote vegetation, and eliminating pests."
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Farmers also have to worry about drought, as well as pests that move into new regions as the climate changes.
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Water-stressed trees are more susceptible to pests and disease, so one result of the changes is more tree deaths.
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When it does, farmers turn to the pesticides they have on hand, which typically kill a broad spectrum of pests.
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Last month, Trump used similar language evoking images of pests, not human beings, in describing migrants approaching the US border.
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Dr. Maslo said that loss of bats could result in a huge growth of insect populations, especially of crop pests.
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Food, drinks, shampoo, or anything else left in a container can contaminate other recyclables and attract pests to recycling facilities.
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U.S. leadership is especially needed now when pests and disease are spreading as quickly as ever, threatening our farmers livelihoods.
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But in China, some insects are viewed not as pests, but as pets — especially if they sing for their supper.
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Pests laying eggs in the fall might prefer drab plants rather than bright ones, leaving the bright ones to survive.
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Even before the arrival of the pests towards the end of last year, the southern African nation's forests were dwindling.
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The service now also includes workflow management tools, as well as support for tracking inventory and managing nutrients and pests.
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Just because a state has detected EEE in mosquitoes or chickens doesn't mean the pests will transmit it to people.
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But officials emphasized that it's increasingly important for everyone — especially children — to be protected from outdoor pests with bug repellent.
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Left alive, the pests could continue flying into more states, injuring trees, reducing fruit yields and hurting farmers' bottom lines.
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These were the types of people he'd grown up with in Flatbush, and whose houses his father sprayed for pests.
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These include digital trade, telecommunications, technical barriers, good regulatory practices, and sanitary measures against pests and pathogens on agricultural products.
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The pests are attracted to shade, he said, so be aware of any buzzing while you retreat from the heat.
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But mango growers have to contend not only with the heat, but also with pests that can ruin their crops.
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Of the 93 species found, surprisingly few of them were what we'd typically consider pests: cockroaches, fleas, bedbugs, termites, etc.
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" Online, vermin historically considered pests are being remarketed: raccoons become "trash pandas"; opossums are "trash cats"; skunks are "fart squirrels.
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We have so few of these tools available right now that they've become overused, and pests have developed a resistance.
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Anyone who has ever lived in a house or apartment infested with cockroaches knows what stubborn pests they can be.
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Cleaning your plants regularly (wiping down the under and upper sides of leaves and/or showering them), will keep pests away.
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In fact, there are plenty of things, from pests to noisy neighbors, that might lead you to believe you aren't alone.
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Only a few species of cockroaches are actual pests, but those that are can be sickening in more ways than one.
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But a new study has found you can actually compress these pests into a ridiculously tiny space, and they'll stay alive.
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There are strict biosecurity rules in place to stop imported cats and dogs from introducing pests and diseases into New Zealand.
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The White House is the oldest public building in the nation's capital — and with that comes an age-old problem: pests.
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The Bug-A-Salt allows you to shoot salt bullets at a wide variety of pests: mosquitoes, flies, you name it.
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He did not specify what kind of pests were seen at the plant, adding that beef produced there was not affected.
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The gene drive, though could, override nature's emergency brakes and go full-speed ahead filling the world with flesh-eating pests.
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Widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides began in the 1990s, and it represented an innovative step forward in the battle against pests.
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Bed bugs are among the most dreaded pests we have to deal with, and they're proving to be a formidable foe.
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Oxitech is also working on genetically engineering several other agricultural pests, including the Diamondback moth, Drosophila suzukii, and the Olive fly.
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The venomous pests are a hazard of living in a rural area: Pardi has a 15-acre spread outside of Nashville.
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And they have long been considered pests—at least to shareholders and business-school professors, if not to their numerous employees.
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Nature is well stocked with proteins that do useful things—regulate blood sugar, kill pests or break down grime on laundry.
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Given the worsening effects of global warming, our crops will increasingly have to withstand the effects of drought, heat, and pests.
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IPM emphasizes prevention and monitoring of pests and using a range of control methods to minimize negative effects on the environment.
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Early last month, China cited the discovery of pests as the reason for blocking shipments of canola seed from Richardson International.
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Cultivation of biotech crops, engineered to resist pests and withstand herbicides, has helped maximize crop production on dozens of wildlife refuges.
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Ghost Ship, along with an adjacent lot, had become cluttered with old cars, oil containers, pests and trash, according to complaints.
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China, citing the discovery of pests, is blocking shipments of canola seed from Richardson and a second major exporter, Viterra Inc.
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And more importantly, killing other pests can make them helpful to some farmers and useful for fighting the spread of diseases.
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In addition to killing the pests, the city is also looking for any mosquito that could be carrying the Zika virus.
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Critics said the sport was cruel while its supporters said it was an important rural tradition which helped keep down pests.
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In a morning tweet, Trump used language evoking images of pests, not human beings, when describing migrants approaching the US border.
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Malawi declared the armyworms a national disaster in December after discovering the pests had spread to 22 of Malawi's 28 districts.
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Preserving a diverse crop of wild coffee plants is useful for developing commercial coffee that's resistant to changing climates and pests.
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You've got to know how much each plant needs watering, how to space them out and how to keep pests out.
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Jon, Jordan, they take on the grunt of planting, learning how to deal with pests, teaching the farmers what to do.
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That's especially important in the era of climate change because farmers are having to deal with invasive pests as ecosystems shift.
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If these animals carry other bedbug species, the pests "will suddenly meet animals they have never seen before," Dr. Reinhardt said.
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That leaves overtapped trees that are weak and vulnerable to pests and early death before a new generation can replace them.
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The GE moths behaved similarly to their wild counterparts in regard to factors that would determine their potential to suppress pests.
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Companies like On Target Spray Systems sell automated equipment for warding off not only microbial pests but mildew and fungal infections.
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By contrast, the DARPA project uses "horizontal environmental genetic alteration agents," in which common pests are the agents of genetic modification.
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This enhanced border security because American agents could detect hazards like drugs or agricultural pests before they entered the United States.
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The finding, which was published Tuesday, gives researchers tantalizing insight into the prehistoric diet of one of today's most prevalent pests.
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To this, the Dutch added turnsole, a plant material that imparted a reddish tint and also had properties that prevented pests.
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The list of those problems is long and scary: climate change, food waste, water scarcity, food-borne illness, pests, and disease.
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Pool product manufacturer Swimways has designed a new foldable canopy chair that includes a mosquito net to keep flying pests at bay.
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Hayes' inspectors were tasked with intercepting those pests and pathogens before they spread to the rest of Florida's—and the nation's—bees.
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The site, along with an adjacent lot, had become cluttered with old cars, oil containers, pests and trash, according to those complaints.
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"Most people don't think of it as a career path because of having to deal with pests and insecticide," he told CNBC.
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When you do not spray your crops, there is a very high likelihood of you losing so much crops to these pests.
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The crop survives better at warmer temperatures, and it has enough caffeine to make its trees hardier against some diseases and pests.
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And since maize in storage is often lost to moisture, pests or fungi, she said storing maize after harvesting was a problem.
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These products may be fumigated at the port of entry to manage pests, but will still be sold as organic, for instance.
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The most important cereals benefit from dense networks of agricultural research institutes that work to raise yields and suppress pests and diseases.
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Scientists have mapped the genome of bedbugs in New York City and traced fragments of the pests' DNA through the subway system.
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Drought-affected plants are less able to resist the pests while conflict may prevent farmers from accessing much-needed help, he said.
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The heat has also increased the number of pests and droughts, and some farmers have begun to swap coffee for cocoa trees.
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"Kuttanad is turning into a hot spot for plant pests and diseases during the November-to-April cropping season," Leena Kumari said.
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"We are experimenting with native bio-control organisms that feed on attacking pests in soil, fruit and crop plants," Leena Kumari said.
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They're species that pose a "high biosecurity risk" to Australia as they may carry pests and diseases not present in the country.
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The resulting imagery contains useful information on growing conditions, crop health and insect pests, but interpreting it properly is beyond most farmers.
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Vayyar Imaging also touts the WalabotDIY's ability to sense motion, suggesting that it can be used to find pests in your walls.
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It's because agents are responsible for protecting American agriculture from any foreign pests or diseases that could affect our livestock or crops.
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Proponents of biotech crops say the technology lowers the cost of food and helps farmers to manage pests and diseases more safely.
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It was dressed in a loincloth and carried a slingshot — "to scare thieves, pests and bad vibes away," an accompanying leaflet explained.
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FAO said it is working with local authorities and training farmers to manage the pests by crushing egg masses and using biopesticides.
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Scientists still haven't figured out exactly what's killing the bees, but potential causes fall into four categories: pathogens, pests, stress, and pesticides.
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Steam cleaners have extreme heat that can kill germs, bacteria, mold, dust mites, and yes — even pests like fleas and bed bugs.
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He's using them to build models of crops to try to estimate yield and risk for pests and disease for individual farmers.
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"Insect pests currently consume the equivalent of 1 out of every 12 loaves of bread (before it ever gets made)," he said.
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The advice from leading medical groups has been to rid your home of these pests if you or your child has asthma.
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In every region, farmers and scientists are trying to adapt crops to warmer temperatures, invasive pests, erratic weather and earlier growing seasons.
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This information could help control infestations by showing when pests are most vulnerable to pathogens, or help protect valuable insects like bees.
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Many fields around the world, Dr Campbell observes, are suffering a growing burden of pests and disease, such as potato-cyst nematode.
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He's really good at it, and with his help, a fragile island ecosystem may be spared a repeat inundation with the pests.
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Where Lufa got "very nerdy," said co-founder Lauren Rathmell, was with so-called biocontrols, which use living organisms to fight pests.
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At a minimum, we would all be better off if we stopped associating our political opponents with blood-sucking, disease-carrying pests.
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Dave brushed aside concerns that Monsanto's withdrawal of the cotton variety will hurt Indian farmers as existing seeds become vulnerable to pests.
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But insect pests and plant diseases will also move north, and farmers will need new strategies to deal with them, he said.
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China said it was blocking imports of Canadian canola seed because pests were discovered in some shipments, a charge Canada firmly denies.
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China has already blocked Canadian canola from Richardson International and Viterra, two of Canada's biggest farm exporters, saying that shipments had pests.
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The bottom line: Farmers' efforts to carefully manage forests and curb invasive pests could be futile if the temp continues to rise.
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Climate change can also make forests more prone to burning, since some pests can spread more readily in warmer temperatures, Bond-Lamberty says.
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Avoid scented body products Although some scents work as a repellent for mosquitoes, other body lotions or perfumes can actually attract these pests.
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Median pay: $230,2000Education level needed: High school Job description: Exterminators use chemical solutions, powders, gases and other methods to eliminate and prevent pests.
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By the 803s agricultural pests were increasing, soil quality was degrading and yields of some key crops like rice had begun to decline.
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JBS did not respond to requests for comment on the pests, plant capacity or whether animals would head to other company-owned facilities.
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Once overhunted almost to the point of extinction in certain parts of the US, white-tailed deer are more like suburban pests today.
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The building has little to no amenities compared to the surrounding luxury high rises and there are units with vermin and other pests.
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Bats eat a lot of insects, including some damaging pests like the corn earworm moth, which attacks sweet potatoes, spinach, squash, and watermelon.
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Lamin Sesay, 30, said the worst thing about his home, a weather-beaten board house in the center of town, was the pests.
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Biologists began genetically engineering crops in the 1980s, largely with the intention of increasing yield through characteristics such as resistance to common pests.
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As spring finally comes into bloom, it's important to make sure your pets are protected against the pests that come with warmer weather.
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By boring out serpentine trails under the bark of pine species, the pests sever nutrient flow within trees, killing their hosts within months.
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If growers are able to scan for disease and keep pests in check without chemicals, they could spare the entire crop from chemicals.
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It's about time that we stopped looking at these animals as pests, and started slapping them onto the outside of our public transportation.
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That's because losing even a tiny portion of a field to pests, diseases or weeds causes a bad hit to the farm's margins.
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Bats eat a lot of insects, including some damaging pests like the corn earworm moth, which attacks sweet potato, spinach, squash, and watermelon.
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Instead it uses nature-friendly methods such as planting trees on farms and rotating crops to improve the soil and protect against pests.
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The bill offers more flexible coverage for struggling dairy farmers and invests $300 million in prevention and response for animal pests and disease.
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This one puppy is trained to protect pieces of art from pests — and it could lead to a new career path for dogs.
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Conversely, very few agricultural pests pose a problem indoors; you'll seldom hear of people confronting a swarm of boll weevils in their bedroom.
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It did not change its forecast on sugar production, but said it would continue to monitor the impact of adverse weather and pests.
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With nothing to stop the voracious pests — no bigger than a grain of rice — they bore into the pines, where they produce larvae.
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But unless this process is carefully managed, it brings increased risks of pests and diseases taking hold in new countries, the FAO warned.
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The best flea prevention for catsFleas are no fun for your cat, but luckily, it's easy to get rid of those pesky pests.
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When the genetically altered animals were released back into the wild, the fertility-reducing gene would spread through the population, eradicating the pests.
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Chickens are great composters, their feces make excellent fertilizer and they eat bugs and pests that you may not want in your backyard.
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As for insect threats, bristlecone wood is so dense that mountain-pine beetles and other pests can rarely burrow their way into it.
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We had rats in the attic and I happily paid an exterminator to get rid of those pests so I didn't have to.
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Some wild varieties of staple crops have developed tolerance to heat and drought, and defense systems that protect them from pests and diseases.
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Synthetic pesticides would be used only if other treatment options fail to control pests posing a risk to public health and economic impact.
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The company grows tree seedlings on location that it can donate to farms that have had their harvests ruined by pests or diseases.
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"Prairie dogs are considered pests by a lot of people because they eat grass and they eat a lot of it," he says.
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With their predators removed, the pests feasted on the harvest — crowning an economic policy that resulted in the death of millions by starvation.
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"Everything grows in the tropical ecosystem," Mr. Mejía said — good for growing cash crops, but terrible for fighting off fungus, weeds and pests.
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These pests, according to the Pennsylvania-based company, commonly include aphids, spiders, mites, adelgids, pine needle scale, sawflies, praying mantises and bark beetles.
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The eight-legged carnivores eat an astounding amount, highlighting their natural role in getting rid of pests and insects that transmit diseases or parasites.
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Agrint – Agrint has developed the IoTree, low-energy cutting edge sensor to be installed on any tree providing real-time detection as pests attack.
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For now, an April 2016 decision to not regulate gene-edited crops unless they contain "plant pests" such as viruses or bacteria will stand.
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The addition includes a shed, chicken coop and a chicken run intended to keep insects and other uninvited pests from noshing on their plants.
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Though Percy's presence deters the goshawks, the peacock is apparently finicky when it comes to other types of pests he's willing to take on.
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Pests like bedbugs, termites, and fleas were rarer, although, it's important to keep in mind that we're talking bug diversity here, not bug density.
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Used for centuries in Asia to control pests, the ducks stand upright like penguins and are slim enough to fit between rows of vines.
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In the agriculture sphere, where new solutions for pests are desperately needed as pesticides become ineffective or illegal, Oxitec's technology is greeted with enthusiasm.
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The FDAWR says herbarium specimens "are not without biosecurity risk," citing such as concerns as the introduction of contaminated soil containing pests and diseases.
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Of course, you might balk at spending $30 on a giant inflatable cockroach when the tiny pests are running around your kitchen for free.
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They are designed to protect banana clusters from mosquitoes and other pests, and to create a microclimate that allows the bananas to grow faster.
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A new seed variety with traits that farmers and consumers value (flavor, nutrition, and tolerance to pests, diseases, and environmental stress) can be transformative.
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Hopkins said that because all of New Zealand's marsupials are pests, they might also be able to target genes specific to marsupials in general.
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The U.S. industry claims allowing in the Argentine fruit will bring added risk of citrus diseases and pests that could jeopardize the domestic crop.
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Trees defend themselves against these pests by producing a resin that traps and kills the critters as they try to burrow through the bark.
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Many farmers in New Zealand own guns, which they use for killing pests such as possums and rabbits, and for putting down injured stock.
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An amateur beekeeper in Spain discovered this when she plucked some of the pests from her beehives and put them in a plastic bag.
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And the arrival of new pests - some of them adapted to the changing conditions - is making life even harder for the region's embattled farmers.
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For example, maintaining the genes of thousands of quinoa varieties for future climate change adaptation, as well as for combating emerging pests and diseases.
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For instance, warmer nights lead to the spread of pests and other diseases, and hot days in the winter sunburn the apple's plant tissue.
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From decisions involving crop varieties and pre-harvest pests to processing and retail, they are well-equipped to tackle the causes of food loss.
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Mounds of rubbish lie rotting on street corners, a breeding ground for pests such as flies and rats and, in the rainy season, mosquitoes.
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If a plant finds itself in an unfavorable situation — feasted on by pests, ignored by pollinators — it cannot kick up its roots and relocate.
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Redlener and other experts have criticized President Trump for ignoring climate change, part of the reason for the proliferation of pests that carry diseases.
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Four former employees said Plenty's initial ZipGrow towers at times displayed uneven plant growth, subpar or dead produce, and greens occasionally infested with pests.
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In Biosphere 2—the failed science experiment from the nineties that was, among other things, an indoor-farming venture—pests and plant disease flourished.
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Preventing the arrival of such pests and diseases - in this case, originally from North America - "is the most cheap and effective way", she added.
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Luckily, there are many flea control and protection products on the market that are specifically designed to protect your dog against these pesky pests.
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But opossums are largely beneficial to humans—their diets consist of slugs, mice, rats, and ticks, animals that we consider pests or disease vectors.
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The commission says trade between countries and the increased movement of people around the globe have also contributed to the spread of the pests.
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"The pests affect almost all growth stages of the tree, beginning from the nursery to mature plants in the field," said the commission's Makoto.
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They planted homeopathic teas underground to enrich the land and built flora-filled "insect sanctuaries" to attract critters that would eat vine-munching pests.
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Farmers are using artificial intelligence to help grow food by combatting disease and pests, oftentimes made worse by climate change, pesticide use, and monocropping.
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So far no one has fully connected the dots, or estimated the costs for American farmers of pests and diseases attributable to imported produce.
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Salazar says he only needs to tend to his farm two times a week and that pests have never been a problem for him.
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I decide to click "hide this content" and "unfollow" on all the regular pests who clog up my feed, before hitting the refresh button.
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"Pests will nest like wild boars," local farmers union FDSEA35 said in a statement, calling for dialog about the use of phytosanitary products instead.
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In a survey, scientists found many travelers could not distinguish bedbugs from other pests, which could have implications for hotels and the travel industry.
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Your dog's skin is very delicate and susceptible to dryness and damage from any number of causes, including insect pests, bacteria, yeast, and fungus.
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I'm a chemist who mixes formulas for the crop-protection products that keep our fields clean and our plants protected from pests and disease.
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By tweaking the genes that are already there, we can help crops resist and ultimately defeat the age-old threats of diseases and pests.
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But it has also brought more dangers from landslides, floods, avalanches, erratic water supplies and new plant and animal pests, the Mountain Partnership said.
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But if new methods are successful, perhaps one day they'll return to being itchy pests, and relinquish their title of world's most deadly animal.
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The dogs of Hunters Point South Park had just contributed to a survey of the microbial life of New York City's pets and pests.
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Dr. Steven Brodsky, a psychotherapist in New York who specializes in OCD, has treated dozens of people who have been shaken by the pests.
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The Earth's loss of genetic diversity means crops are less resilient to disease, invasive species, pests, habitat loss and climate change, said the researchers.
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If the feathery pests find a way past your human defences, there's every chance they will want to make themselves comfortable and NEVER LEAVE AGAIN.
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A Customs and Border Protection spokesman says the woman who lives in Michigan "did not intentionally bring pests with her" and is not facing charges.
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Of course, blocking Twitter users isn't anything new for Trump; he's habitually frozen out critics and pests since long before he entered the Oval Office.
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The combination of bad weather and pests hit the harvest in Southern Europe, most of all in Italy, where production is halved from last fall.
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Ksor Tung, a coffee grower with a 10-hectare farm, said intercropping coffee with durian trees resulted in better protection from direct sunlight and pests.
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Beijing suspended the licenses of Canadian exporters Richardson International and Viterra Inc this year and halted most other Canadian canola purchases, citing concerns about pests.
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Researchers realised, soon after the discovery of gene drives half a century ago, that they might be forged into tools for eradicating diseases and pests.
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Biotech crops are genetically engineered to resist pests or disease, tolerate drought or withstand weedkillers such as glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide.
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Kim Novick, from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, adds that less cold winters "change the spatial distribution of pests", that threaten crops.
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That Mrs Pelosi should be tarred by the culture of impunity sex pests have been enjoying on Capitol Hill is, in a sense, cruelly unfortunate.
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People who are under attack by a swarm of Africanized bees should run away in a straight line while covering their face, according to Pests.
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CANADA'S TRADE MINISTER, ASKED WHY OTTAWA DOES NOT RETALIATE AGAINST BEIJING, SAYS HE AND FARMING INDUSTRY WANT TO ADDRESS CHINESE ALLEGATIONS OF PESTS IN CANOLA
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Photo: Jeff Camaratti/Getty Images (Gizmodo)The unglamorous and grimy research done by urban entomologists like DeVries highlights the remarkable, annoying resilience of these pests.
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It killed pests like weevils that ruin acorns, and allowed for new, straight shoots of hazel to grow that can be used for basket-weaving.
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Scarecrows might make for a nice aesthetic, but the latest trend in keeping pests away from crops sounds like something straight out of Star Wars.
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Even so, growers insist the ban is still needed due to continued risk of citrus diseases and pests from the key growing region of Argentina.
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China's customs authority said earlier this month it had found hazardous pests in canola imports from Canada and revoked the export registration of Richardson International.
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"We've had disinsection policies for a long time, which are targeted at mosquito species and agricultural pests," Johansson told Reuters Health in a phone interview.
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China, citing the discovery of pests, expanded its ban on canola seed imports on Tuesday to include shipments from a second major exporter, Viterra Inc.
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The judge declared SAGARPA's measures unconstitutional on the grounds that the threat of pests violates the human right to a healthy environment and food security.
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Still, President Xi called in 2014 for China to innovate and dominate the technique, which promises high yields through resistance to drought, pests and disease.
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Crops have been left unprotected from the effects of extreme weather, pests and diseases, said Christopher Ekungwe, government delegate for agriculture in the Southwest Region.
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A critter that feasts on the inner bark of conifers, it seeks out trees which, because drought-stressed, are losing their ability to repel pests.
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Furthermore, as climate change gets worse, mosquito growing seasons become longer, increasing the number of disease-carrying pests that will create even more health risks.
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Biotechnology has allowed seed producers to modify or splice genes to grow crops with specific characteristics, like resistance to certain diseases, pests or weed killers.
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As far as Richard Hoebeke is concerned, the brown marmorated stinkbug already belongs on the shortlist of the most serious pests in the United States.
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The country's Forestry Commission lays some of the blame for the surge in forest pests on climate shifts, as global warming heats up the planet.
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"By coupling this with much better soil and ecosystem management we began to have healthier trees and wildlife helping keep pests in check," says Munro.
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Many food producers are struggling to manage threats to their crop like disease and pests, made worse by climate change, monocropping, and widespread pesticide use.
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That would be a windfall, said farmers like Francisco Castillo, if it were not for all the pests that now thrive in the warmer air.
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Yet the way locals describe it, the borough is ground zero for unwanted visitors who are proliferating so abundantly that they turning into urban pests.
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Washington (CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its recent decision to continue allowing so-called cyanide bombs to kill pests like coyotes and foxes.
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In every region, farmers and scientists are trying to adapt an array of crops to warmer temperatures, invasive pests, erratic weather and earlier growing seasons.
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On top of keeping weeds and pests and disease at bay, every vegetable has its specific requirements for water, weeding, soil, and days until harvest.
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There are many other means of controlling pests such as snap traps and electrical traps that do not take nearly the same toll on wildlife.
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It is used for everything from detecting agricultural pests that pose a threat to the nation's food supply to catching bulk cash and drug smugglers.
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And among agricultural researchers, gene drives have been floated as a strategy for combating invasive crop pests, like the spotted-wing fruit fly, without pesticides.
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The males have been known to decorate their nests with flowers to attract mates and fumigate their dwellings with fresh herbs to repel unwanted pests.
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This biological diversity theoretically creates symbiotic relationships on the farm in which pests and diseases are kept in check naturally rather than through artificial means.
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In an attempt to stop this trend, local authorities developed a bank of native corn seeds more resistant to pests and that need less water.
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In an attempt to stop this trend, local authorities developed a bank of native corn seeds more resistant to pests and that need less water.
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Diamondback moths are migratory pests found in the Americas, Europe, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, but especially in areas where crops can be grown yearround.
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Eventually they eradicated the pests, mastered the language and befriended their neighbors in Piombino Dese, a town of 9,000 about 19 miles northwest of Venice.
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In one application, Walmart seeks to patent a system that would use drones to identify crop-damaging pests and then dispense insecticides on the critters.
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One of his most famous and unusual proposals was the "Four Pests Campaign," where Mao called for rats, flies, mosquitoes and sparrows to be eliminated.
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But because pesticides don't just kill pests but rake in billions of dollars in profits for their makers, it's never been a very clean process.
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In industrial farming, they were used to hasten animal growth and to shield plants from pests; in medicine they were often overprescribed or incorrectly prescribed.
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LB: There are these pathogens, viruses and pests, white flies that are feeding on the plants and killing them basically, reducing the yield to zero.
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Ask just about any human and they'll tell you that mosquitoes are pests we'd be better off without, especially since some mosquitoes carry deadly diseases.
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They pollinate plants, spread seeds, and eat a lot of insects, including pests like the corn earworm moth, which attacks sweet potato, spinach, squash, and watermelon.
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To decrease your pet's chances of being pestered by ticks and other pests, treat your lawn and the other outdoor areas where your pets spend time.
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Canada merits an exemption from India's fumigation policy because its cold winters kill pests, said Gord Kurbis, director of market access at industry group Pulse Canada.
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The finding speaks to the kinds of food stored and consumed by the Jomon people and the extent to which these pests had spread throughout Japan.
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In the artist's native Australia, rabbits are pests introduced by white colonialists and whose population soon became entirely out of control, decimating many native plant species.
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"Seeding your lawn can make it less susceptible to pests, disease, and weeds," says Jim Fanning, president of Evergreen Lawn and Pest Control of Orlando, Fla.
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The Phototonic Fence Bug Zapper is rumored to be able to kill unnecessary pests in a 100-meter radius by measuring their form, velocity and acceleration.
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Safer Brand also reports that most Christmas tree farms take precautions to minimize the number of pests in their trees before they sell them to you.
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But India has struggled to keep supplies steady after infestations of pests like pink boll worms cut output, lifting domestic prices to 87 cents per lb.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Rodents have joined mosquitoes in the cross-hairs of scientists working on a next-generation genetic technology known as "gene drive" to control pests.
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The pests, known and feared by the world's most ancient civilizations, are invading southern Ethiopia and neighboring parts of Kenya in numbers not seen in generations.
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The sequoia's tannin-rich wood is unappetising, which has spared it from another warming-related blight, the bark beetles and other pests currently ravaging America's West.
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Some require certification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and extra care must be taken to keep shelves clean and prevent pests from contaminating food.
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A new discovery by archeologists in Scotland suggests that mice and vole weren't considered mere pests in ancient European society, but also a source of nutrition.
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Chinese customs said in a statement the ports of Dalian and Nanning had once again detected several pests in samples taken from cargoes shipped by Viterra.
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By calling around to farm-supply stories, she also estimated that U.S. farmers lose roughly $215 million a year in farm equipment damage caused by pests.
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Currently, the cattle industry uses pesticides to battle biting flies, but the pests are still responsible for an estimated $2.2 billion in lost productivity each year.
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Many farmers, it said, had no other way of controlling pests and that the result was more spraying and a return to older, less effective chemicals.
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Our breathtaking sense of exceptionalism insures that our errant ways in bringing pests from elsewhere is never our fault but somehow that of the organisms themselves.
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In this case, the taxpayer asserted that the food was necessary to attract feral cats, which kept the junkyard's pests — wild rats and snakes — in check.
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Biotech crops are genetically engineered to resist pests or disease, tolerate drought or withstand sprayings of weedkillers like glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide.
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If we could talk to the animals, imagine the replies we'd receive from our pet cats, the birds on our windowsills, or even picnic-invading pests.
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Bird populations crashed, but because those same birds also consumed large numbers of crop-eating insects, crops were decimated by insect pests and mass starvation ensued.
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Effective mosquito prevention requires a multi-pronged approach in which you remove breeding grounds, kill off adult insects, and deploy products that repel these dangerous pests.
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Green gram matures in about two months – about half the time needed for maize – which makes it less likely to be attacked by pests, he said.
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The combustion also neutralizes the cellulose in the wood — the carbohydrates that termites, fungus and bacteria love — making it undesirable to pests and resistant to rot.
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They were there not for the exotics, but basically for the pests: feral hogs, which cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage annually in Texas.
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Beyond this glimpse into the distant past of bedbugs, the team outlined how the pests seized on parasitic opportunities that eventually landed them in our beds.
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They also need better seeds, including so-called 'GMOs' that can be resistant to pests, require less water and be more resilient to the changing climate.
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Indeed, we largely consider insects dirty and drawn to decay, signifiers and carriers of disease; we call them pests, a word whose Latin root means plague.
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Standing in a field of ripening wheat, he said his inability to see tiny pests on the stalks of his crop had led to decreasing yields.
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Almost half of people don't realize that the standard homeowner policy doesn't cover damage done by pests, such as termites and rodents, the insuranceQuotes survey found.
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A growing body of research shows that buildings free of mold and pests and with good ventilation can dramatically reduce asthma attacks and improve general health.
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Targeting specific leaves or pests means the amount of chemicals dispensed is vastly reduced, with drift and run-off into the environment practically eliminated, said Mottram.
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They're part of the food chain, they eat insects that are considered pests to humans, and they help with dispersing seed and pollination, the researchers said.
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They warned in a study that world hunger would worsen as crop yields declined, pests and diseases increased, water demand skyrocketed and highly vulnerable crops vanished.
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The setting is something like wartime England, with witches acting as public servants, dispatched to counties around the "Four Kingdoms" to handle infestations of magical pests.
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Along with oysters and other marine life, these pests have come roaring back to New York Harbor, threatening almost anything in the water made of wood.
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"Emergency registration of agrochemicals was implemented," Zokwana said of measures used to kill the worms, but did not say how much damage the pests had caused.
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Canada contends that cold winters kill the pests India is concerned about and any live insects found in shipments are fumigated in Canada with other gases.
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The fearsome pests are five times the size of a honeybee, and they can kill up to 40 bees a minute, per Purdue University's pest tracker.
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But Ms. Avery was concerned about pests in some of the older buildings — at a previous apartment, mice ate the oboe reeds she had labored over.
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The most fastidious monitoring of increasingly fickle ripeness doesn't insulate vintners from the added specter of pests, disease, and drought—all symptoms of prolonged warming patterns.
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And people are changing the climate, which has caused forests to dry out, making them drier and more vulnerable to infestation from pests like bark beetles.
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Suitable for both dry food and wet food, the bowl has a 400ml capacity, and the sealed bowl keeps the food fresh and free from pests.
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Nitrogen-fixing beans are grown instead of inorganic fertilizer; flowers are used to attract beneficial insects to manage pests; weeds are crowded out with more intensive planting.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The spread of pests and pathogens that damage plant life could cost global agriculture $540 billion a year, according to a report published on Thursday.
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These products have been tested by the EPA and determined to be effective at deterring pests, and safe for children and women who are pregnant or nursing.
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"If my farm was affected by pests, I could only afford to buy a small amount of (pesticide), which was usually not effective," says Usman, now 38.
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Farmers in America use genetically modified plants and advanced pesticides to control the pests, but these options may be too expensive, and harm the environment and crops.
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The stated aim of the program is to manage kangaroo populations, minimizing waste, supporting jobs and making life easier for farmers who see the marsupials as pests.
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This week, Vox Culture editor Jen Trolio, staff writer Caroline Framke, and associate editor Libby Nelson are here to dissect "Pests," the second episode of season five.
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For my money, though, the most interesting thing "Pests" does is set Stan's growing horror with the realities of spying against Paige's growing acceptance of the same.
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The importation of Indian mangoes into the US had been officially banned since 1989, ostensibly due to concerns over pests that might have spread to American crops.
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Back in Asia and Africa ring-necked parakeets are severe crop pests, but we don't yet know if they'll damage British fruit crops and cause economic damage.
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But this land has provided a home to a citrus orchard for 70 years, and each year more pests accumulate to suck the life from the trees.
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They're considered destructive, introduced pests, with fines of up to A$44,000 (US$32,950) and up to six months jail if a person is caught with one.
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"We have suffered losses, especially from hybrid (crops) that are not that strong to withstand pests," the farmer said in an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Pence attributed that stinging decline to a syndrome called Colony Collapse Disorder, as well as stress caused by factors such as parasites, pests, transportation and poor nutrition.
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"Their decline is primarily due to changes in land use, intensive agricultural practices and pesticide use, alien invasive species, diseases and pests, and climate change," Watson added.
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"This year, area under cotton was lower but due to good monsoon rains and less impact from pests, we are estimating higher per-hectare yields," she said.
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Figures like Mensch are pests, but they will almost certainly not gain the same audience on the left that Alex Jones and Hannity command on the right.
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Tourists visiting Chicago may avoid watching the scurrying pests, as neighborhoods in the downtown area such as The Loop, Gold Coast and River North logged fewer complaints.
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"The pests destroying trees here have targeted eucalyptus trees the most, while on the other side tree-poaching is also affecting forests," said government ecologist Henry Kazingizi.
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Why it matters: By focusing on pests, the new research looks at an under-explored aspect of the relationship between climate change and the global food supply.
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Those insects could end up "offering some suppression of the pests, so that the damage may not be as great as they are suggesting," Dr. Hoffmann said.
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Maybe agricultural pests adapt to climate change stresses by evolving novel and frequently changing abilities to destroy crops, leaving farmers struggling to keep pace and feed populations.
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But with a wide variety of flowers, bees consume a wide variety of amino acids, which keeps them healthy and better protects them from pests and pathogens.
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Coffee growers, in their desperation to find quick fixes to get rid of pests like the rust, have come to rely on pesticides and genetically modified plants.
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The standard response of intolerance for vine ailments, vineyard pests, weeds and other natural entities needs to become more relaxed, as does the assessment of the threat.
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The nickel may help the plant fight off pests, or perhaps it enables the plant to more readily take up potassium, a scarce resource, from the soil.
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The department reviewed the package's documentation and determined the specimens did not comply with import and biosecurity rules, which are meant to keep out pests and diseases.
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The seed vault, commonly known as the "doomsday vault," stores copies of the world's seeds and was created in case catastrophe strikes -- like disease, pests or war.
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Warmer winters also invite tree pests such as the hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer and southern pine beetle to expand their ranges northward into the Adirondacks.
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The world's oceans are getting hotter and more acidic, killing marine life, and insect pests like ticks are thriving, spreading diseases and, in New England, killing moose.
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Lu Kang, the spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday that the Chinese decision was based on the discovery of pests in Canadian canola.
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We could eventually correct genetic differences, eliminate microbes that cause disease, more productively cultivate healthier foods, resurrect extinct species, and eradicate dangerous pests that cause and spread disease.
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But these are no mere picnic pests—these are Myrmoteras trap-jaw ants, fearsome predators armed with long, spiky, widely-agape mandibles—and they are on the hunt.
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Machinery and better crop varieties have made agriculture more productive but fundamental problems remain, from reliance on heavy manual labor to difficulties managing pests and diseases, he added.
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Until recently, we didn't know much about the mechanisms of this behavior or how tongue grooming helps kitties keep clean, cool their fur, and eradicate pests like fleas.
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At the same time, asexual pests do have plenty of ways to evade our chemical weapons, as we're brutally finding out now with the rise of bacterial superbugs.
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For most of the past century, imports of Argentine lemons were restricted under quarantine rules, for fear that fruit might bring in pests that could hurt American crops.
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Red imported fire ants are regarded as pests throughout the Southern US, where they've thrived since they were inadvertently introduced from South America in the 1930s or '40s.
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"Gene drives have enormous potential for the control of populations of insect vectors and pests," mosquito researchers Tony Nolan and Andrea Crisanti wrote this week in The Scientist.
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Libby: As far-flung as the first episode of this season was, "Pests" is a reminder that our characters' stories are as closely intertwined as they've ever been.
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Researchers realised soon after the discovery of gene drives in nature, half a century ago, that they might be made into powerful tools for eradicating diseases and pests.
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One way we might be able to do this is to engineer crops to be more resilient to things like weeds, pests, and drought, and to grow faster.
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Australia has used fences in a bid to control the movement of pests since the 1.83s, most notably the 5,614 km (3,488 miles) dingo fence built in 1885.
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As a result, blasting them with liquid pesticides requires a tremendous amount of chemicals so that the two percent that actually sticks actually effectively keeps pests at bay.
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Neighboring Uganda confirmed last month that the pests had attacked crops on farms in about 20 districts in the country, heightening concerns that they could spread into Kenya.
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Scientists discovered not only that plants can trigger cannibalistic behavior in pests by releasing a specific chemical, but that harvesting the chemical could potentially protect them, per Nature.
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Why it matters: The discoveries offer researchers different plants to investigate for medical treatments, food and fuel and provide insights into how species might be protected from pests.
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Hellow Dog likes the wide variety of portion sizes as well as the quality of the magnetic lid that keeps your dog's food fresh and protected from pests.
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They gathered data from 77 Malagasy species that would be likely to eat the poisonous pests, including 28 birds, 27 snakes, 12 frogs, eight mammals and two lizards.
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MAPUTO (Reuters) - Pests and disease sweeping through Mozambique have destroyed at least a third of the country's agricultural crops over the past 11 months, a government spokeswoman said.
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LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia said it expects a new outbreak of armyworms in the 2017/18 crop season, after the maize-munching pests ravaged southern Africa earlier this year.
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Climate change is already diminishing coffee yields by disrupting pollinators, facilitating the spread of pests, and causing both short-term extreme weather events and long-term environmental change.
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It's the city's only rehabilitation center for sick and injured wildlife, and my work there requires that I care for a constant stream of so-called urban pests.
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The mice also don't really mind the ticks, so they spend plenty of time together, unlike some other species that are more fastidious groomers and remove the pests.
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Nearly 10 million pounds are used annually to eradicate a handful of insect pests, including cutworms, borers and rootworms that feed on our grain, vegetable and fruit crops.
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The chemical most often used against the adult pests no longer works, and the one needed to control their larvae has been pulled from the market by regulators.
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Its plastic-eating skills were discovered accidentally when an amateur beekeeper in Spain plucked some of the pests from her beehives and put them in a plastic bag.
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Even more resourcefully, he decides he should just get rid of the rabbits' proclivity for carrots by inventing the Mind Manipulation-O-Matic, which brainwashes the little pests.
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Residents complained that foxes were becoming harder and harder to find and that rats and other pests were thriving because the foxes were not there to hunt them.
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Made from breathable knitted mesh fabric and resistant to mold, mildew, and pests, the Coolaroo Elevated Dog Bed is an affordable yet durable choice in elevated dog beds.
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This 1887 article tells of a total mosquito takeover, lamenting that the pests ignore screens and net canopies and do not, after all, dislike tobacco and the beach.
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On both sides of the border, farmers are struggling with problems brought on by more erratic weather, including new or worsening pests and diseases attacking traditional staple crops.
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Mild winters are unable to beat back invasive pests like the hemlock woolly adelgid, many of which will die off only at 4 or 5 degrees below zero.
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Nearly every week government agencies and locals notify the foundation of baby orangutans that were taken as pets by villagers, usually after their mothers were killed as pests.
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So officials are going after the country's other pests — small mammalian predators that researchers agree are now "the primary cause" of bird population decline in New Zealand's forests.
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This area experiences cold winters, forcing the pests to survive in warm indoor environments—further proof that weevils were infesting Jomon food stores and, quite possibly, were migrating north.
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In the growing area, several raised beds were prepped and covered for strawberries, which are a tough crop to grow anywhere because many different animals and pests love them.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Unspecified pests have prompted JBS USA to halt production temporarily at a Pennsylvania beef processing plant that accounts for about 2 percent of U.S. daily cattle slaughter.
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In an email to Mashable, Marion explained the potential dangers of planting seeds of unknown origin, which can include inviting invasive species, pests, and residual chemicals into your garden.
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One feature the team has considered adding is a kind of motion sensor-triggered reaction that would cause the bot to move and help scare pests and rodents away.
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Other researchers, at Indiana University, warned late last year that more frequent summer droughts, plus the spread of pests in warmer winters, also threaten agricultural productivity across the Midwest.
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Since he farms cannabis in soil instead of using a hydroponic system, he has to keep a close eye out for pests such as spider mites, gnats, and fungus.
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Because the red mites contrast strongly against the back of the bees, an object recognition algorithm can be used to quickly check batches of bee images for the pests.
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After completion of the enclosure in early 2018, stage two will see rangers track and eliminate feral pests within the enclosed zone before re-introduction of endangered native species.
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In the case of a Kaka, it was breeding them behind fences that rise high into the sky and deep below the ground to keep out pests like possums.
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The sector says delays in Chinese approvals hurt the value of U.S. corn harvests by preventing farmers from using new seeds that can protect crops from pests and weeds.
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"Now, a lot of people still think that ants are pests, but with enough education, I can educate them that keeping ants can be safe," he told Reuters Television.
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"Restaurants are earning better grades because they are cleaner than ever before, earning fewer violations for pests, food out of temperature and other food safety measures," the agency said.
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Climate change impacts including an increase in sea levels, flooding, salinity, increased CO2 levels, higher temperature, scarcity of water and pests, diseases and weeds could all hit crop yields.
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In its statement on Tuesday, Chinese customs said the ports of Dalian and Nanning had once again detected several pests in samples taken from cargoes shipped by Viterra Inc.
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Nowadays we have a better understanding of viticulture technology and have access to hybrid vines that are resilient to the diseases and pests our climate is otherwise susceptible to.
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"Recently China customs frequently detected hazardous pests in imports of Canadian canola, and in one company's imports the problem was particularly serious," Lu said during a regular press briefing.
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The decline for the loonie came as China's foreign ministry said that the country's customs officials had frequently discovered "hazardous pests" in samples taken recently from Canadian canola imports.
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Plants that were naturally resistant to a particular pests may lose that resistance as the pest comes into contact with it more often and evolves ways around that defense.
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They are experiencing the rising costs of production, including patented seeds and chemicals, herbicide resistant weeds, pesticide resistant pests, and the need for increased land to make a profit.
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