Bug control goes beyond the spray can (Asbury Park Press)
When a bunch of pesky flies got into insect expert Art Antonelli's house, he did not reach for a can of insecticide. Instead, he got out a fly swatter -- and his shoes, which he used to walk outside his home to look for the source of the sudden fly infestation.
Bayer CropScience signs research agreement with Innovative Vector Control Consortium (SeedQuest)
The project, which will initially run for three years, aims to discover new active ingredients for Public Health Products (PHPs) that will be effective against mosquitoes which transmit diseases such as malaria that are resistant to conventional insecticides.
OVER THE COLES: Spring weather and insect population survival a threat to crops (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
Wet, wet, wet weather, has significantly delayed planting this spring making producers anxious. Late corn and soybean planting can significantly impact yield, of course, but also the spectrum of insects that may cause damage to the late planted crop. In field corn, black cutworm damage should be a specific concern to growers because of delayed planting.
Kentucky's Top Corn and Soybean Producers Rely on FMC Insecticide Products for Effective, Economical Insect Control (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Contest Summary Shows Top Growers Used Hero®, Capture® LFR™ and Mustang Max® insecticides. One hundred percent of the top corn growers named winners of the University of Kentucky Extension Service's 2008 Corn Production Contest used Hero® insecticide from FMC Corporation to produce bin-busting yields last year.
Kentucky's Top Corn and Soybean Producers Rely on FMC Insecticide Products for Effective, Economical Insect Control (PRWeb)
Contest Summary Shows Top Growers Used Hero®, Capture® LFR™ and Mustang Max® insecticides. One hundred percent of the top corn growers named winners of the University of Kentucky Extension Service's 2008 Corn Production Contest used Hero® insecticide from FMC Corporation to produce bin-busting yields last year. (PRWeb May 11, 2009) Read the full story at ...
Cattle Health: Anaplasmosis (“Anaplaz”) (CattleNetwork.com)
“Anaplaz” is an infectious disease caused by Anaplasma marginale . It attaches itself to the animal’s red blood cells, causing their destruction.
Keep West Nile Virus at Bay This Season (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) - West Nile virus arrived on the east coast of the United States in 2000, drawing plenty of media attention. Since then, the virus has gradually migrated west to the Pacific coast, and human cases have been documented in nearly all of the 48 continental states.
Restaurant Monitor (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A s ...
Okay, well what are we supposed to use?! (Kapuskasing Northern Times)
A few weeks ago, to coincide with Earth Day and the enactment of Ontario’s ban on cosmetic pesticide use, the Kapuskasing Horticultural Society provided an easy-to-understand explanation of a complex piece of legislation.
Smoking Kills (The Jamaica Observer)
THE Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control is pushing to have graphic images highlighting the dangers of smoking, displayed on cigarette packages by next January as a way of deterring Jamaicans from lighting up.
