Archive for September, 2017
International Pest Control – September/October 2017 – Vol 59, Nr.5
Nature is never more damaging than when it comes to extremes of weather. Certainly, this was the experience of residents in the Caribbean and the US, early this September, when Storm Irma, with her 185mph winds, flew through leaving destruction in her wake. Millions of homes have had electricity cut-off, areas were flooded, property destroyed […]
International news in brief – September/October 2017 issue
UK: Ubiqutek™ launches professional RootWave™ hand-weeder Featured at last year’s October Amenity Conference, Ubiqutek has launched the RootWave Pro, an award winning professional hand-weeder designed to spot weed and treat invasive species. The RootWave Pro zaps weeds with electricity and is presented as an alternative to chemical use. Generating heat directly within the weed ensures […]
PestWorld 2017: B’Connected. B’Inspired. B’Educated.
You hear it every year: Come to PestWorld! See the newest and best the industry has to offer. Learn about the latest research and technologies. Network with other pest management professionals from across the globe. Well, there’s a reason you hear this every year: It’s all true. From the packed exhibit hall to the popular […]
River Blindness – A Neglected Disease Transmitted by Blackflies (Simulium spp.)
The World Health Organization (WHO) operated a prolonged campaign to control the vector of river blindness (Onchcerciasis) in the Savannah of nine West African countries from 1974, with the primary objective of controlling the disease and secondly to enable economic development of the area. The constant biting of flies, especially in the cooler early morning […]
What is the Problem with Glyphosate?
Glyphosate is the pesticide with the greatest sales worldwide. It has attracted attention from regulators and the public; the latter because it was one of the first and is the most widely used herbicide for genetically modified (GM) crops. It has been used in the vast majority the countries on the planet for decades since […]
