Tag: news in brief
International news in brief – January/February 2018
UK: Drone technology benefits from the use of motion plastics Effective pest control can often be difficult, especially if surrounding areas must be protected. The FitoStinger drone was developed for this purpose by the Technology & Advances Solutions (TSA) Centre in Spain. It is equipped with an extendable arm, which allows for precise spraying […]
International news in brief – January/February 2016
The Hague, Netherlands: Huge seizures of 190 tonnes of counterfeit pesticides Europol supported a massive 12-day international operation Silver Axe, during which 350 inspections of containers were carried out at major ports and airports in seven countries. As a result, law enforcement agencies from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and the Netherlands discovered 190 […]
International news in brief – July/August 2015
Australian: New plan to control fruit fly The Australian Government’s National Fruit Fly Research, Development and Extension Plan aims to tackle issues ranging from the prevention of exotic pests’ entering the country to finding treatments to replace the agrochemicals dimethoate and fenthion as they are phased out. The combination of chemical withdrawal and loss of […]
International news in brief – May/June 2015
Philipinnes: Clearing coconut logs to prevent rhinoceros beetle infestation Government crews are rushing to clear about 4m coconut trees in provinces damaged by super-typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) in order to prevent the rhinoceros beetle from taking hold and attacking surviving trees. The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) reported that at the end of April, 9.15 […]
International news in brief – September/October 2014
UK: Chalara is quietly spreading The Chalara fraxinea surveying season for 2014 arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) with ascospores airborne and the Forestry Commission’s (FC) plant health survey teams looking for and recording outbreaks of the disease. And they are apparently finding many diseased ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) this year and in new places […]
