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Pesticide-resistant whitefly could 'devastate' many US crops
Aug 17, 2016 (AFP)
A tiny, invasive whitefly that is resistant to pesticides and carries crop-devastating viruses has been found outdoors in the United States for the first time, ...
Adding milk, meat to diet dramatically improves nutrition for poor in Zambia
Aug 17, 2016 (SPX)
Over the past several decades in Zambia, data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations show that there has been a decrease in the per ca...
'Neonic' insecticides bad news for bees: study
Aug 16, 2016 (AFP)
A widely-used class of insecticides called neonicotinoids has contributed to the large-scale and long-term decline of wild bees, according to research unveiled ...
Sequencing of fungal disease genomes may help prevent banana arma
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in the Netherlands have discovered how a group of three closely related fungal pathogens have evolved in...
Not all is green in Mexico City's Aztec garden district
Aug 12, 2016 (AFP)
Colorful gondolas lazily ferry tourists around the floating gardens of Mexico City's Xochimilco district, but not all is green in this idyllic vestige of the Az...
Saving bees: France's thriving city hives offer token help
Aug 11, 2016 (AFP)
Urban rooftops are buzzing across France, but the fad for beekeeping from Montpellier to Lille to Paris -- including atop AFP's headquarters -- will do little d...
Pesticides used to help bees may actually harm them
Aug 10, 2016 (SPX)
Pesticides beekeepers are using to improve honeybee health may actually be harming the bees by damaging the bacteria communities in their guts, according to a t...
California grapes threatened by giant fire
Aug 10, 2016 (AFP)
A massive wildfire has destroyed scores of buildings and threatens to raze several vineyards in California, where a prolonged drought has left vegetation tinder...
Small molecules to help make SMARTER cereals
Aug 10, 2016 (SPX)
University of Adelaide researchers are rethinking plant breeding strategies to improve the development of new high-yielding, stress-tolerant cereal varieties. I...
Burkina Faso halts massive donkey meat exports to Asia
Aug 09, 2016 (AFP)
Burkina Faso has banned the export of donkeys, ending a massive surge in sales of meat and skins to Asia, an official said Tuesday. The government adopted a dec...
Study: Plastic chemical BPS damages egg cells
Aug 09, 2016 (UPI)
Bisphenol S, or BPS, is an organic compound used in plastics production and found in epoxies, glues and receipt paper, among other products. The use of BPS has ...
Sunflowers move by the clock
Aug 09, 2016 (SPX)
It's summertime, and the fields of Yolo County are filled with ranks of sunflowers, dutifully watching the rising sun. At the nearby University of California, D...
Pesticides used by beekeepers may harm bees' gut microbiota
Aug 08, 2016 (UPI)
A number of studies have shown the harmful effects of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, but beekeepers use a variety of other types of pesticides tho...
Trading farmland for nitrogen protection
Aug 08, 2016 (SPX)
Excess nitrogen from agricultural runoff can enter surface waters with devastating effects. Algal blooms and fish kills are a just a couple of possible conseque...
French wheat output headed for 30-year low
Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)
France, the European Union's biggest grain producer, is headed for its smallest wheat harvest in three decades because of heavy rains and lack of sunlight, the ...
Reinventing French fizz in face of climate change
Aug 04, 2016 (AFP)
France's Champagne country has little to celebrate as global warming threatens to wreak havoc on production, forcing winegrowers to take a sober look at their f...
Rice crops that can save farmers money and cut pollution
Aug 02, 2016 (SPX)
A new U of T Scarborough study has identified "superstar" varieties of rice that can reduce fertilizer loss and cut down on environmental pollution in the proce...
Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food
Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)
There's not a lot of green in the urban jungle of Sao Paulo, but thanks to Fernanda Danelon, restaurants in the Brazilian mega-city are turning their waste back...
Where have all the donkeys gone? Burkina Faso's export dilemma
Jul 31, 2016 (AFP)
In the small Burkina Faso village of Balole, where farmers struggle to grow tomatoes, cabbages and aubergines, angry youngsters armed with batons and machetes a...
Mulching plus remediation corrects contaminated lawns
Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)
Petroleum-based spills on turfgrass can occur during lawn care and maintenance, primarily as a result of equipment failure or improper refueling. When these spi...
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