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Andhra Pradesh: Berry Borer pest threatens Araku coffee, farmers appeal fo
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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Pakistan: Rawalpindi records 93 new dengue cases in one day
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Friday also saw an alarming increase, with 96 new cases confirmed in just 24 hours, raising the cumulative total in the city to 3,368. The Health Department noted that a total of 4,537 dengue-related cases have been registered, primarily due to the presence of dengue larvae in various locati
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Honeybee decline linked to unbalanced diets, Israeli researchers find
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Israeli researchers uncovered a critical link explaining how a honeybee's dietary balance directly influences its ability to nurse larvae and maintain colony health. The findings are expected to inform scientists working to reverse their declining population.
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Health department issues alert for dengue-malaria in Gwalior; around 135 c
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"We have issued an alert in the district from block level to city areas in view of spreading of Dengue and Malaria. Our teams have been instructed to inspect larvae in the regions and if larvae are found, then destroy them. We have also issued an advisory on how to avoid it and what are the
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Snail-transmitted rare condition a threat to children, finds study by Koch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Children become vulnerable to this infection by coming into direct contact with snails or by consuming contaminated food or playing with toys that carry infective larvae.
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Delhi LG asks officials to take steps to tackle dengue
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the rising cases of Dengue in the national capital, Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena has asked concerned officials to take proper steps on a war footing.
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Dengue: MCD finds mosquito larvae at 2.40 lakh places; issues notices to 1
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has so far issued notices to 1.29 lakh houses in 2023 on finding mosquito larvae.
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Even treated wastewater may affect rivers
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Some species vanish due to wastewater treatment plant effluents, whereas other species gain. Larvae of some insect orders, such as the stonefly and caddisfly orders, are particularly badly affected. In contrast, some worms and crustaceans have the ability to proliferate. This was supported b
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Mosquitoes with West Nile virus detected in Israel
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Every season, the pest and extermination team of the Ministry of Environmental Protection carries out hundreds of captures and thousands of monitoring of mosquito larvae. The mosquitoes are transferred to the Ministry of Health laboratories for testing.
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Researchers find how ambrosia beetles identify their food fungi by their s
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Active agriculture is practised by several species of ambrosia beetles. They cultivate and look after food fungi in the wood of trees as social groups and control the growth of so-called weed fungi.
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Researchers find unique jumping phenomenon in insects
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A group of scientists from North Carolina State University uncovered a jumping habit for insect larvae, and there is evidence that it occurs in a variety of species that haven't done it yet.
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ICMR-VCRC develops special mosquitoes to control Dengue, Chikungunya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], July 7 (ANI): In order to control Dengue and Chikungunya, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) developed special female mosquitoes that will mate with males and produce larvae that do not carry these viruses.
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