Tag: Climate change
International Pest Control – March/April 2026 – Vol 68, Nr.2
In this issue – largely put together by our new Deputy Editor – we report on a significant new UK grant for precision breeding to develop more sustainable crops, and funding to better understand disease in rice and to look at novel RNAi fungicides. Conventional pesticides are yet again in the spotlight, this time for […]
International Pest Control – January/February 2026 – Vol 68, Nr.1
As if chemical pesticides are not under enough pressure, a team led by the University of Cambridge tested the effect of 1,076 chemical food contaminants including herbicides and insecticides on 22 species of gut bacteria. 168 were found to be toxic and the data is now being used to predict if industrial chemicals will be […]
International Pest Control – September/October 2025 – Vol 67, Nr.5
The Human Genome Project took 13 years from launch to completion and cost an estimated $2.7 billion. Now, using massively parallel sequencing, the task can be completed in just hours: my friendly AI says the record is 7.5 hours although more normally it takes weeks. Now gene sequencing is used in all parts of our […]
Impact of climate change on subterranean termite
Termite control is a major enterprise in most parts of the world, undertaken to protect structures and properties. Historically the interaction of termites and humans probably started when termites attacked crops and manmade structures containing cellulosic material. This interaction has now taken a shape resembling a confrontation, thanks to extensive land use by humans for […]
International Pest Control – May/June 2025 – Vol 67, Nr.3
Starting to sound like a scratched record – a metaphor that only works for some – late again, but better late… Once again climate change has threaded its way through this issue. Even if you are in denial about it being caused by human activities you can’t ignore the real-world impacts. IFAD are investing US$9.2m […]
International Pest Control – January/February 2025 – Vol 67, Nr.1
Preserving harvested crops and ensuring the best price goes to the farmer is critical to feeding the world’s population. In Kenya the focus is on reducing crop loss of up to 40% by introducing affordable and community operated cold chain facilities. In Australia grain and vegetable growers are joining forces to invest nearly $25 million […]
International Pest Control – May/June 2024 – Vol 66, Nr.3
I’ll start with an apology to those of you who were anticipating a special feature on Vertebrate Pests. It turns out this was a bad choice on my part as we had no-one stepping up to write articles and perhaps this topic may be regarded as old hat.What is definitely not out of fashion is […]
International Pest Control – January/February 2024 – Vol 66, Nr.1
AI to predict yields, ag tech to cut billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, a database to help the understanding of the problems of European forests, a futuristic agricultural solar park – agri-PV – and NASA spotting grape disease from space before it is spotted on the ground. There seems no end to the […]
