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Feed the Future IPM innovation Lab: A Critical Role in Global Food Security

The need:food security The World Food Summit of 1966 defined “food security” as existing “when all people at all times

Perspectives on Crop Protection in India

Introduction India is an agrarian country with more than 60% of its population directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture which

Brazilian Soybean Pest Management and Threats to Its Sustainability

Introduction Brazil is expected to harvest 198.65 million tons of grain in 2014/15 in an area of 57.08 million hectares

Large-scale Monitoring of Insecticide Susceptibility in Cat Fleas, Ctenocephalides felis

Introduction The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) (Figure 1) is the most important ectoparasite of domestic cats and dogs

Supernemos: A Natural Alternative to Chemical Insecticide

The precursors of modern synthetic pesticides were invented during the Second World War and some were originally developed as potential

Malaria Control, Better Health, Better Future. 

Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world, in spite of a high number of deaths resulting

An innovative approach in poultry mite management

Insecticides have greatly improved human health and agricultural production worldwide, however their usefulness has been limited by the evolution of

Improved monitoring and potential control for the Asian Tiger mosquito

Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, flourishes in a variety of habitats including residential and agricultural areas.

Phlebotomine Sandflies and the control of Leishmaniasis

The disease leishmaniasis has come again into prominence with renewed efforts in India to control the insect vectors of the

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