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Researchers identify key factors in the spread of insect pests and find public surveillance is critical to early detection

A new study identifies key patterns and factors influencing insect pest establishment and detection across the U.S. and suggests public surveillance awareness and involvement is a critical component ...
Orange County Register

There are two types of insect pests. Here’s what you’ll want to remember

1. There are two types of insect pests, chewing and sucking. With the exception of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets, which are chewing insects, most of the insect pests we see suck sap from plants ...
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Sterile Insect Technique and Biological Control: How Radiation Helps Fight Pests

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Vladimir Tarakanov, IAEA Office of Public Information and ...
NPR

How listening to the sounds of insects can help detect agricultural pests

On a muggy June morning, Emily Bick winds through a field of knee-high corn, just north of Madison, Wisconsin. It feels like that quiet, anticipation-filled moment before a concert: Tech people are ...
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Photorhabdus luminescens -- a true all-rounder: Insect pathogenic bacterium also helps to combat fungal infestation

The bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens is already used as bioinsecticide to protect crops against a wide range of insect pests. Researchers have recently demonstrated that P. luminescens can also ...