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Joint operation wipes out locust in 2 Punjab villages
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Feb 4 (ANI): A joint operation, launched on the orders, of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, has completely wiped out locust from two affected villages, along the India-Pakistan border in Fazilka district.
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Capt Amarinder requests PM Modi to take up locust menace in Punjab with Pa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Concerned over the spate of locust attacks on crops in areas of south Punjab, bordering Rajasthan, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct External Affairs ministry and the Indian High Commissio
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Mosquito mating sounds may lead to building quieter drones: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): The sounds of mosquito mating rituals can help researchers in building quieter drones for trapping and exterminating the pests.
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Australian couple grows cabbage almost as big as a man
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Feb 15 (ANI): If you love your veggies, you will love what this Australian couple achieved. It turns out that an Australian couple managed to keep off pests for more than nine months to grow a giant cabbage almost as big as a person.
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Tadweer eliminates over 2 million mosquito breeding sites in Abu Dhabi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Oct 1 (ANI/WAM): As part of its ongoing efforts to protect public health in Abu Dhabi, the Public Health Pest Control Projects Division at Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) has executed an intensive programme to control mosquitoes and other public health pests acro
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5 easy hacks for a better and healthy garden
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 19(ANI): Having your own garden is nothing less than a blessing. All gardeners must follow important steps, ranging from keeping the pests away to choosing the suitable soil, in order to have a healthy garden.
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Parijat launches three new products in India during this Kharif season
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Agrochemical firm Parijat Industries has launched three new products Aadat, Tegata & Rakha in India this Kharif season for control of different insects, pests and diseases and to improve farmers' yield.
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MNR Brands enhances smart pest management with the launch of its latest Ul
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI-NewsVoir): Pest control is a necessity for most Indian households. There is the looming danger of pests like cockroaches, ants, rats and so on that can contaminate food and seriously affect health. Moreover, flying insects like mosquitoes and flies can also cau
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Educating about bed bugs promote awareness, prevention in schools
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 13 (ANI): Educating teachers and students about bed bugs, parasitic insects that feed exclusively on blood, can be a powerful tool to deal with spread of pests.
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India loses 15-25 pct potential crop output due to pests, weeds, diseases
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): Chairman Standing Committee of Parliament on Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Hukmdev Narayan Yadav called for concerted efforts to forge an R and D-led strategy to save the loss of crops due to pests, weeds and diseases.
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