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J-K: Experts advise against overfeeding after fishes die in Martand sun te
Updated : 5 months ago IST
An expert team from the Department of Fisheries visited the Martand Sun Temple to inspect the reason behind the deaths of fishes.
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Andhra Pradesh: Berry Borer pest threatens Araku coffee, farmers appeal fo
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The pest burrows into coffee cherries, laying about 50 eggs inside each fruit. Scientists warn that these eggs hatch within 30-35 days, allowing the larvae to infest remaining cherries and potentially ruin the entire harvest. Officials estimate that each insect can produce up to seven genera
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Tocklai Tea research institute of Jorhat deploys reduviid bugs to combat t
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A groundbreaking biological approach has been initiated to manage the pest infestation in the tea gardens by breeding and deploying the Reduviid Bugs, a native carnivorous insect of Assam.
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Ukraine grapples with resurgence of rats and mice, echoing horrors of Worl
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The infestation, fuelled by a static war situation and harsh winter conditions, is not only spreading disease among soldiers but also causing severe disruptions in military operations.
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British couple on holiday in Egypt die after adjoining room fumigated for
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A devastating incident unfolded during a vacation for a British couple, John and Susan Cooper, who tragically lost their lives due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, after the adjoining room was sprayed with pesticide to kill bedbugs
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Exotic tick that can kill cattle is spreading in Ohio: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers believed that the small brown ticks, which are the size of a sesame seed in some stages and pea-sized when engorged, are persistent: surveillance indicated they returned to the farm the following summer despite pesticide application in 2021.
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France takes action as Paris grapples with bedbug infestation
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
France initiated an anti-bedbug campaign three years ago, including a dedicated website and information hotline, due to a rise in bedbug numbers.
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Good news to Indian chilli farmers - New chilli hybrid NCH-6889 to give so
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India wise chilli farmers are suffering with wide damage from new pest Black thrips (Thrips parvispinus). Nuziveedu seeds is a 50 years research company in seeds, identified solution with new chilli hybrid NCH-6889 which wil
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Moving Solutions launches home improvement & value-added services
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Since 2006, Moving Solutions has been consistently considered one of the most successful relocation service booking platforms in India. Now, in addition to relocation services, it also provides other services. Now it has many home improvement &am
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PIL in High Court against menace of monkeys in New Delhi region
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The plea stated that the New Delhi region has seen an alarming infestation of the simian population and a consecutive increase in the cases of monkey bites.
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CU UCRD's bio-insecticide to revolutionise India's fruit production
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): There is no doubt that horticulture is considered a good option as compared to food crops, but the infestation of insects and bees on fruits has affected horticulture badly. Fruits like guava and mango are cultivated in various states of India
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Study finds catchment restoration in mountains can reduce climate change i
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], March 10 (ANI): A new research led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) has shown how catchment restoration through the management of alien tree infestation in the mountains of the South-Western Cape could have lessened the impact of climate change on low river flow
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