Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

Here we explored to what extent birds provide pest control services to the staple crop maize (Zea mays) on small subsistence farms on the Mambilla Plateau of Taraba State, Nigeria. We used exclosure ...

NAIROBI: Controlling pests in maize at the growing stage is an important measure in reducing damage, which leads to loss in the overall yield at harvest. Some common pests in maize at early stages ...

Scientists estimate the pests will be eating 10-25% more wheat, rice and maize across the globe for each one degree rise in climate temperature. Warming drives insect energy use and prompts them ...

The Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), the economically most important maize pest worldwide, is attracted by these complexes, extracts the bound iron from the maize plant and uses it ...

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Fodder crops such as lucerne can also be used since it also helps in fixing nitrogen in the soil.Avoid a crop such as sorghum since it is affected by similar pests as that of maize.AdviceIt is ...

is one of the invasive pests in South Sudan associated with climate change. Besides affecting maize, a predominant staple food crop in South Sudan, fall armyworm also damages sorghum, millet ...

The maize harvest in Tsirang for this year is over. Farmers battled hard against the invasion of Fall Armyworm and could save much of their crops. Farmers said that the fight was not over. At least ...

Moreover, the resilience of TELA Maize against drought and pests is a testament to the power of biotechnology in addressing some of the most pressing challenges in agriculture. By mitigating these ...

In South Africa, we’ve been using Bt maize to control pests like stem borers and the fall armyworm, and it’s been highly effective. For instance, Roundup Ready maize helps with weed control by ...