The Growing Impact of Climate Change on Insect Populations | Insights and Solutions Introduction As human-caused climate change continues to raise global temperatures, its effects on the natural world become […]
What is solarization? Solarization is a technique for soil treatment using white, transparent plastic and the sun’s heat. This technique is useful for reducing the disease pressure (soil-borne pathogens and […]
NextGenBioPest: Revolutionizing Pest Control for a Sustainable Future The Urgency to Reduce Pesticides: Protecting Ecosystems and Human Health Intense farming using highly specialized crop production systems and extensive use of […]
The problem of pest (and pathogens) resistance to pesticides The release of pesticides has significantly helped the farmers protect their production and increase crop yields, keeping the crop pest population […]
The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept as a philosophy arose in the 1960s, aiming to offer solutions to the problems of pesticide overuse and their effect on the environment. By […]
Underground Marvels: Delving into the Enigmatic Realm of Plant Parasitic Nematodes! What are Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs)? Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic worms (usually less than 1 mm long) armed with […]
The Mahatma once said that the farmers are the backbone of our country; however, nowadays, farmers are left in their fate, with many challenges to confront. It is not easy […]
In the intricate dance of agriculture, a silent menace exists that often goes unnoticed, yet its impact on global crop production is profound. Plant pathogenic nematodes, microscopic worms in the […]
Sweet Potatoes – A Nutritional powerhouse facing production challenges Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is not just a delicious root vegetable. It is the third most important root and tuber crop […]
Biopesticides are an eco-friendly type of pesticides that consist of or are created from natural materials (e.g., plants, animals, bacteria, and certain minerals). There are 3 major categories of biopesticides: […]
