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Pets and Profit: The Ohio State University appoints Leah Dorman, DVM, as director of development for the new Rural Veterinary Education and Agricultural Conservation Program.
Harmony Animal Rescue Clinic (HARC), an East Coast shelter serving cats and dogs, has welcomed a new executive director. Michigan Rural Animal Rescue (MI:RNA) has also appointed a new chief veterinary officer to support its commercial and clinical operations. Meanwhile, The Ohio State Univ...Read more -
Threshold-based management techniques can reduce pesticide use by 44% without affecting pest and disease control or crop yields.
Pest and disease management is critical to agricultural production, protecting crops from harmful pests and diseases. Threshold-based control programs, which apply pesticides only when pest and disease population densities exceed a predetermined threshold, can reduce pesticide use. However...Read more -
What are the functions and uses of tebuconazole? Which diseases can tebuconazole prevent?
Diseases that can be prevented by tebuconazole fungicide (1) Diseases of cereal crops Prevent wheat rust black spot disease and scattered black spot disease, use 2% dry dispersion agent or wet dispersion agent 100-150 grams or 2% dry powder seed coating agent 100-150 grams or 2% suspension seed c...Read more -
What should be done if mancozeb causes phytotoxicity? Follow these points and you won’t be afraid anymore.
Many farmers have experienced phytotoxicity when using mancozeb due to improper selection of the product or incorrect application timing, dosage, and frequency. The mild cases result in leaf damage, weakened photosynthesis, and poor crop growth. In severe cases, drug spots (brown spots, yellow sp...Read more -
Spider Infestation: How to Get Rid of Them
This is due to higher-than-normal summer temperatures (which led to an increase in the number of flies, which in turn serve as a food source for spiders), as well as unusually early rains last month, which brought spiders back into our homes. The rains also caused the spiders’ prey t...Read more -
A randomized controlled trial of screening pesticide treatments for malaria control in unmodified houses in Tanzania | Journal of Malaria
Installing insecticide-treated window nets (ITNs) on open eaves, windows, and wall openings in unreinforced homes is a potential malaria control measure. It can prevent mosquitoes from entering the home, providing lethal and sublethal effects on malaria vectors and potentially reducing mal...Read more -
How to use the red particles of the fly bait
I. Application Scenarios Family environment Places prone to fly breeding such as the kitchen, around the trash can, bathroom, balcony, etc. Suitable for areas where flies occasionally appear but it is inconvenient to use insect repellents (such as near food). 2. Public places and commercial place...Read more -
What role does salicylic acid play in agriculture (as a pesticide)?
Salicylic acid plays multiple roles in agriculture, including being a plant growth regulator, an insecticide, and an antibiotic. Salicylic acid, as a plant growth regulator, plays a significant role in promoting plant growth and increasing crop yields. It can enhance the synthesis of hormones wit...Read more -
Research reveals which plant hormones respond to flooding.
Which phytohormones play a key role in drought management? How do phytohormones adapt to environmental changes? A paper published in the journal Trends in Plant Science reinterprets and classifies the functions of 10 classes of phytohormones discovered to date in the plant kingdom. These m...Read more -
Boric acid for pest control: effective and safe home use tips
Boric acid is a widespread mineral found in a variety of environments, from seawater to soil. However, when we talk about boric acid used as an insecticide, we are referring to the chemical compound extracted and purified from boron-rich deposits near volcanic regions and arid lakes. Altho...Read more -
What are the effects and functions of Tetramethrin and Permethrin?
Both permethrin and cypermethrin are insecticides. Their functions and effects can be summarized as follows: 1. Permethrin 1. Mechanism of action: Permethrin belongs to the pyrethroid class of insecticides. It mainly interferes with the insect’s nervous conduction system, having a contact k...Read more -
US soybean imports have broken the ice, but costs remain high. Chinese buyers increase purchases of Brazilian soybeans.
With the expected implementation of the China-US trade agreement leading to the resumption of supplies from the United States to the world’s largest soybean importer, the prices of soybeans in South America have recently dropped. Chinese soybean importers have recently accelerated their pur...Read more