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CEPA announce release of first draft of the CEN Standard for Pest Management Services

The CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) Standard for Pest Management Services is a voluntary industry initiative that specifies the requirements,

Better prospect for black-grass control

Scientists at the Universities of York and Durham have discovered a gene called AmGSTF1 that plays a key role in

Another major step in better disease management in the global banana sector

PromoBanana, a new public-private partnership coordinated by Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), will provide banana farmers in the Philippines

International Pest Control – July/August 2013 – Vol.55, Nr.4

Summer is well and truly upon us in the Northern hemisphere and the rains and winds of 2012 have been

Scientists make turfgrass safer for animals but deadly for insects

The right combination of compounds produced by a beneficial fungus could lead to grasses that require fewer pesticides and are

Best practices for crane flies in turf production

A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) explains the best management practices for consideration

Timing fungicides and PGRs to control greenhouse pests

The management of pests and diseases during the production of greenhouse crops is not an isolated event. As such, interactions

Researchers use ‘banker plants’ to help battle whitefly pests

A United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is showing growers how to combat whiteflies and other crop pests by

Opening a window into vector-borne plant viruses

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Ithaca, N.Y., are collaborating on development of a technology that could lead to new

Alert over caterpillar pest in London and Berkshire

People in parts of London and South East England are being reminded this Spring by the Forestry Commission, Public Health