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Cover image:<\/strong> Alcohol makes male fruit flies of the species Drosophila melanogaster<\/em> more sexy by stimulating the production of sex pheromones. As a result, male flies are more successful at mating after consuming certain amounts of alcohol.
Picture by<\/strong> Anna Schrol<\/p><\/div>\n

Starting to sound like a scratched record \u2013 a metaphor that only works for some \u2013 late again, but better late\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2019t ignore the real-world impacts. IFAD are investing US$9.2m in a project in Libya to help smallholders make water supplies last longer: high temperatures, reduced rainfall and salt-water intrusion are all impacting on the country\u2019s ability to grow crops.<\/p>\n

Sterile Insect Techniques (SIT) have long played a role in the control of insect pests, at an IAEA organised conference in Agadir delegates from 16 African countries got together to discuss the use of SIT in the protection of fruit and vegetable crops including citrus. It\u2019s not often you can spot a benefit from \u201cBrexit\u201d but the UK Parliament has used its freedom from the EU to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act for plants in England which puts England in line with most countries outside the EU.<\/p>\n

Our Pest of the Issue is the Field Mouse: these delightful little creatures with a love for cereals only become a pest when they enter our stores in search of easy food. The Association news jumps from Lagos to Dubai, Lund and Orlando. The UK NPTA has a new Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Lawrenson.<\/p>\n

The usual suspects appear in company news with updates from Catchmaster, Koppert, Russell IPM, Bayer, Syngenta, Biobest, Pelsis, Certis Belchim and others. New appointments, mergers and new offices all feature.<\/p>\n

Our special feature is on the control of vectors of disease, and we look at arboviruses in Latin America, a new pesticide for malaria control in Africa, the global threat of Lyme disease, re-imagining vector control, challenges to vector control and how male mosquitoes find females.<\/p>\n

In agriculture we consider a practical use for fly poo, and look at unveiling the genetic secrets of rice, innovation in the fight against FWA and the first new plant tissue to be discovered in 100 years.<\/p>\n

Horticulture is the area where AI and technology can be expected to make the quickest progress. Computer vision systems are being developed to monitor greenhouse crops, the French authorities are concerned about tomato fruit blotch virus, and WSSA are exercised by the impact of spray volume on herbicide application \u2013 surely something we worked out 30 years ago? Drones are now being deployed indoors against mites \u2013 what happens in the greenhouse may soon be commonplace in the field.<\/p>\n

Kiwi production can be helped by bumblebees, while it\u2019s important to control both deer population and invasive shrubs if a healthy forest is to be regenerated. The UK\u2019s National Trust is busy trying to regenerate habit near Liverpool by improving nature-rich habitats such as wetlands and species-rich grasslands, which in turn will encourage biodiversity. The chinaberry tree is being promoted as a fire-resistant replacement in areas that are more susceptible to forest fires (which feels like the whole world). We look at ways of improving the control of the large pine weevil in the UK \u2013 this is a pest which can severely damage young saplings if not properly controlled from an early stage.<\/p>\n

In our section on climate change we consider its impact on the world\u2019s crops, look at how it might bring new diseases to greenhouses and how African cocoa production is now under pressure from changes in temperature and rainfall.<\/p>\n

Animal Health rarely appears as we get few notifications of interesting research but in this issue we cover work that shows how livestock can foster harmful pests, and the US has approved gene edited pigs, developed at Edinburgh\u2019s Roslin Institute, which are resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS).<\/p>\n

Next issue we focus on Pest Control in the Food and Hospitality Industry so if this is a topic in which you have expertise, we\u2019d welcome your contribution<\/p>\n

Chris Endacott<\/strong>, Editor International Pest Control magazine
\neditor@international-pest-control.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Contents International Pest Control May\/June 2025
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