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Which of the three major insecticides in wheat seed treatment agents is most effective?
Due to the fact that underground pests have indeed become more prevalent in recent years, the continuous implementation of straw returning to the fields and warm winters have provided favorable conditions for many underground pests. If the insecticide selected for wheat seed dressing is inappropr...Read more -
Starting this year, the European Commission will update the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for many pesticides.
The European Commission has updated the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for a number of pesticides in food. The new rules, set out in Regulation (EC) 2026/215 and published on 30 January 2026, amend the Annex to Regulation (EC) 396/2005, in particular regarding provisions for dimethomorph, e...Read more -
The malaria vector, the Anopheles mosquito (Nyssorhynchus darlingi), is becoming resistant to insecticides.
According to the World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2025, malaria cases in the Americas increased by 15.7% between 2015 and 2024. Malaria is a blood-borne disease transmitted by mosquitoes carrying the Plasmodium parasite. Despite mosquito control efforts, malaria...Read more -
In 2025, China’s corn production will exceed 300 million tons for the first time, setting a new record high.
Corn, as the top of China’s three major food crops, has the largest planting area and the highest total output among all food crops. It holds an irreplaceable strategic position in ensuring national food security, supporting the development of the feed industry and the deep processing secto...Read more -
Seed treatment is becoming the most core technical carrier platform for future agriculture.
For decades, seed treatment has been regarded as a defensive technology – an “insurance layer” applied to seeds before sowing, designed to protect the seeds from diseases and pests during the most vulnerable emergence stage of the crop. Nowadays, this industry narrative is unde...Read more -
Growing winter wheat, which is used for both grain and straw production, requires making certain compromises.
The study’s first author, Larissa Correia, was a visiting research fellow at the Pennsylvania State University Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, part of the College of Agricultural Sciences. Image courtesy of The Pennsylvania State University. Creative Commons license. ...Read more -
The Customs, Excise and Service Taxes Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad (CESTAT Hyderabad) has dismissed the order to reclassify bio-fertilizers imported by Jasmine Biotechnology as pesticides.
The Customs, Excise and Service Taxes Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad, recently overturned its decision to reclassify imported products of Jasmine Biotechnologies from bio-fertilizers to pesticides. The court ruled that the customs authorities failed to provide convincing, rel...Read more -
The various functions of Ethephon
When it comes to ethephon, the first thing that comes to people’s minds is that it is a commonly used plant growth regulator, which has the functions of accelerating fruit ripening, shedding and aging. In fact, this is only one of its effects. There are many more other effects of it? Today,...Read more -
Which mosquito repellent product is really safe and effective?
Mosquitoes are here every year, how can one avoid them? To avoid being harassed by these blood-sucking creatures, humans have been constantly developing various countermeasures. From passive defenses like mosquito nets and window screens, to active attacks with insecticides and mosquito repellent...Read more -
Growing winter wheat, which is used for both grain and straw production, requires making certain compromises.
University City, Pennsylvania — Winter wheat is widely grown on poultry farms in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States for both grain and straw production. The grain is used as animal feed, and the straw is used as bedding. Application of growth regulators can increase grain yield b...Read more -
Mosquitoes that carry malaria are evolving faster than insecticides can kill them.
The fight against infectious diseases is a race against evolution. Bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, and viruses constantly evolve to spread faster. Insect-borne diseases represent another evolutionary battleground: insects themselves are developing resistance to the poisons huma...Read more -
Control of Mosquitoes and Flies in Rural Large-scale Livestock Farms in Summer
With the development of large-scale livestock farming in rural areas, disease prevention has become particularly important, especially during the hot and humid summer when flies and mosquitoes multiply in large numbers, accelerating the spread of animal diseases and becoming a major potential haz...Read more
