Biology
Genetically modified corn is ineffective
Genetically modified corn - a plant created to resist pests - may be losing its effectiveness when pests can adapt to new plants.
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Biology
Detecting 16 harmful insects in coffee plants
The Department of Plant Protection in Dak Lak province said that the unit has detected 16 pests on coffee trees, concentrated in 12 families of 6 insect sets.
Biology
Using weaver ants Oecophylla controls pests and diseases
Danish scientists are studying to take advantage of Oecophylla ants to control fruit pests and diseases in Africa.
Biology
Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm
The vermin pests cause millions of dollars to farmers every year and are the cause of the widespread use of chemical pesticides, which eventually become immune to the th…
Biology
Insecticide from ... stink bugs
Finding out the process of breeding brown stink bugs with white border, four students of '8X' of Vinh University gave effective solutions to kill pests.
Biology
Successfully restored the peach variety of Mau Son
Dao households in Mau Son mountain area, Lang Son province, are gradually recovering the famous precious peach variety of the region.
Biology
Decode the genome of the world's most harmful insect
Scientists from the CSIRO Foundation and the University of Melbourne in Australia and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, are about to make a discovery that co…
Biology
No smell, no sex in Japanese beetles
If a male bug of the Japanese beetle family cannot detect pheromone sex hormone produced by the female, it will not be able to determine the location of the female as we…
Biology
GM crops do not harm beneficial beetles
Genetically modified plants using Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), a common soil bacterium, to kill pests will not harm the natural enemies of pests, according to a new stud…
Biology
The southern plain meets brown pests
Leaf-dwarf and yellow dwarf diseases are devastating rice in the Southeast and the Mekong River Delta, but localities are very slow in delineating the enclosure.
Biology
Heroes of the worm - Bacteria Thuring (Bacillus thuringiensis)
In the kingdom of microorganisms, there are many poachers of worms. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, they still silently helped people to kill pests, protect fields.…
Animal world
American Museum recruited dogs to catch pests
The dog named Riley is taken to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for the purpose of detecting creatures that destroy artworks.
Animal world
The mouse grows and invades an island in just 5 months
The male pair of mice left on an island takes only 5 months to proliferate and invade the whole island.
Animal world
Cloning sheep clones carries the genes of worms
Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep with
Animal world
Compounds for beavers - harmful animals like mice ravaging the Gulf marsh
Rodent pests that weigh only 10 pounds are devastating the swamp south of the United States recently, destroying the Mississippi River swamp ecosystem with a level of da…