International Pest News
Tree care package to preserve iconic palm trees
A new Syngenta tree care package could now save southern Europe’s iconic palm trees from the devastating effects of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus). The treatment, which involves direct micro-injection of a targeted insecticide into the trunk of affected trees, has been fully approved in France and granted emergency approval to tackle the increasing […]
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International news in brief – March/April 2014
Panama: Release of GM mosquitoes to combat dengue Thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes are to be released in three communities near Panama City, in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue virus. The engineered mosquitoes carry genes that arrest the vector mosquito’s cycle of development, disrupting the male mosquitoes’ reproductive capability so their offspring […]
Measures to Prevent Entry of Citrus Pests ‘Appropriate’
Existing measures are effective at protecting the EU from two serious diseases that attack citrus plants. That is the conclusion of risk assessments carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on Phyllosticta citricarpa, the organism which causes citrus black spot, and Xanthomonas citri, which causes citrus canker. Both pathogens present a risk to […]
International news in brief – January/February 2014
Australia: Border immigration and snakes on a plane The Operational Science Program (OSP) within the Department of Agriculture uses entomologists and plant pathologists across Australia to identify pests and diseases detected by frontline biosecurity officers. A Mandarin rat snake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) was found on a Qantas plane at Sydney Airport. Coming from Asia, exotic reptiles […]
International pest news in brief – November/December 2013 issue
Netherlands: Black sticky trap is an additional tool in fight against Tuta absoluta Koppert is introducing a new black version of the famous Horiver sticky trap. Tests in Spain have shown that a black Horiver captures certainly twice as many Tuta absoluta a very harmful insect pest with a strong preference for tomato. Until now, […]
Bacillus and hookworm: A billion could benefit
Hookworms, and other intestinal parasites known as helminths infect more than 1 billion people in poverty-stricken, tropical nations, sucking the vitality from the body, and leaving hundreds of millions of children physically and mentally stunted. Current drugs are insufficiently effective, and resistance is rising, but little effort has been made to develop better drugs because […]
Exosect appoints Pest Trader, distributor for public health products in Europe
Exosect Limited announced 2nd September 2013 that they have reached an agreement with Pest Trader, the trading division of Xenex Associates Ltd, for the expanded distribution of their pheromone based ‘autoconfusion’ mating disruptants, Exosex SPTab (for the control of stored product moths in food production) and CLTab (for clothes moth). The distribution agreement is for […]
