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International Pest Control – May/June 2020 – Vol 62, Nr3
In the middle of any crisis many people reach for a cup of tea. And while we were all locked down the FAO marked the first International Tea Day – virtually. Tea is a product used by millions and its production touches many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals including the fight against extreme poverty, […]
Company Profile…NEWPHARM® : responds to the coronavirus crisis
NEWPHARM®, a company specialising in developing solutions for the control of pests and pathogenic microorganisms, was founded in 1982, by Dr Dionisio Bagarollo. Since then the company’s growth has been rapid and forward-looking thanks to the input of Dr Bagarollo’s daughter Claudia and son Enrico. It has been forty years since NEWPHARM® first entered Italy’s […]
International Pest Control – March/April 2020 – Vol 62, Nr.2
Little did we know, as some of us celebrated the 2020 New Year, that a virus had already infected at least 260 people in China and would, three months later, have infected over 900,000 people and killed at least 46,000. By the time you read this those numbers will be much bigger and many more […]
International Pest Control – January/February 2020 – Vol 62, Nr.1
Click Cover to read/download complete issue In case you had missed it 2020 is the “International Year of Plant Health” an FAO project aimed at raising awareness of how “protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development”. Our first article focuses on wheat, one of the key […]
Company Profile…Russell IPM: Applying science to pest control
Technological change is occurring faster than ever and never before have we had the ability to predict, contain and eliminate pest invasions with the level of precision now available to us. As the reliance on data from pest control sites grows, the Russell IPM Group has created two new dedicated companies of specialists to contribute […]
Company Profile…Corbion
As a global market leader in lactic acid and lactic acid derivatives, and a leading company in emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins and algae ingredients, Corbion has come a long way since 1919 when it was founded by sugar producer, Centrale Suiker Maatschappij (CSM) N.V. Today, it produces biobased ingredients and chemicals that offer […]
Biopesticides and Bioagents: Novel Tools for Pest Management
September 2017 Hardback & eBook 418 Pages with index ISBN Hardback: 978-1-77188-519-5 ISBN eBook: 978-1-315-36555-8 Insects, diseases, and weeds cause an almost 30% yield loss per annum in agricultural production, resulting in an increased use of pesticides by 20% per annum throughout the world. This comprehensive volume book looks at the status of biopesticides and […]
Advances in Pest Management in Commercial Flowers
December 2019 Hardback & eBook 289 Pages with index ISBN Hardbound: 978-1-77188-817-2 ISBN eBook: 9780429284120 Floricultural crops all over the world are challenged by a number of insect and mite pests. The pest scenario is changing, and with climate change the instances of new pest incidences have become a more common problem. Like other crops, […]
