Bayer stands by Kenya and Uganda in fight against desert locust devastation
Monheim, August 6, 2020 – Farmers in Kenya and Uganda currently fighting a devastating locust invasion and looming food security crisis are receiving help from Bayer thanks to a donation of 170,000...
View ArticleNMSU Extension publication dispels concern about murder hornet in New Mexico
Nor is it found in New Mexico, according to New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service specialists.read more
View ArticleIndiana Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Pesticides
An Indiana man who distributed unregistered pesticides to the tenants and managers of an apartment building he owned has pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,...
View ArticleNCDA&CS and WNC Communities sign proclamation to continue Hemlock Restoration...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler today co-signed a proclamation with Jennifer Ferre, the executive director of WNC Communities, in which both leaders pledge continued support for the...
View ArticleEmerald Ash Borer Awareness Week September 12-19, 2020
September 4, 2020 – The week of September 12 – 19 has been designated as Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week in Vermont. The week is part of a nationwide effort to raise public understanding of an...
View ArticleInvasive Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses Found in Maine
AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agricultural, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) today announced finding egg masses of the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) on trees in Maine communities and is urging...
View ArticleNew Signs Warn of Dangers of Out-of-State Firewood
AUGUSTA - The installation of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) high-visibility road signage is underway. The sign's message "FIREWOOD ALERT - TRANSPORTING FIREWOOD INTO...
View ArticleQuarantine area for the imported fire ant expanding to include all of...
RALEIGH - The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expanding a state quarantine for the imported fire ant to include all of Alamance, Burke, Guilford, Jackson and McDowell counties...
View ArticleRisk of vine-to-vine spread of Xylella fastidiosa is greatest in July and August
The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a worldwide threat to perennial tree and vine crops and has been linked to Pierce’s disease of grapevine in California, olive quick decline in Italy,...
View ArticleDesert Locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa...
A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense efforts to...
View ArticleRising food insecurity and continued conflict further deteriorating Ethiopias...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 18, 2020 — The resurgence of the worst invasion of desert locusts in Ethiopia’s history is raising hunger levels amidst continued conflict in the Tigray region and the...
View ArticleAphids suck: Invasive aphid found on Danish apple trees
The extent of its current distribution remains unknown, but in time, it could prove to be a troublesome pest for Danish apple growers.read more
View ArticleEndangered Species Act Protection Sought for American Bumblebee
President Biden Urged to Prevent Extinction of Once-common Bumblebee Devastated by Habitat Loss, Pesticides, Disease.read more
View ArticleFirefly Tourism Takes Flight, Sparking Wonder and Concern
Male blue ghost fireflies (Phausis reticulata) glow while searching for mates. Their flightless females are highly vulnerable to trampling (photo by Spencer Black)read more
View ArticleMosquito Control Spraying of Woodland Pools to Begin
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will begin annual spraying of spring woodland pools to control aquatic immature mosquitoes Tuesday, March 23, weather permitting....
View ArticleGenome sequencing reveals a new species of bumblebee
While studying genetic diversity in bumblebees in the Rocky Mountains, USA, researchers from Uppsala University discovered a new species. They named it Bombus incognitus and present their findings in...
View ArticleCALIFORNIA ESTABLISHES QUARANTNE TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EMERALD...
SACRAMENTO, April 29, 2021 – A state quarantine has been declared to prevent the introduction of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, into California. Emerald ash borer was first detected in...
View ArticleEndangered Species Act Protection Sought for Variable Cuckoo Bumblebee
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to grant Endangered Species Act protection to the critically endangered variable cuckoo...
View ArticleMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to continue...
On January 14, 2021 the federal quarantine regulations restricting the movement of the emerald ash borer (EAB) were removed by the USDA to refocus their resources on biological control of the pest....
View ArticleSuckleys Cuckoo Bumblebee Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Suckley’s cuckoo bumblebee, a critically imperiled species that has recently declined by more than 90%, may warrant Endangered...
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