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                    ...Continue reading »                         Iris yellow spot virus is continuing to pose a danger to onion crops by evolving and spreading, according to research from Washington State University virologists. Nearly 20 years ago, as a newly hired virologist, Hanu Pappu examined wilting onion plants collected from a field in Grant County, Washington, by fellow WSU scientists Gary Pelter and... Continue reading » 
                                        Papaya farmers in Kenya are turning to a novel solution to combat the devastating papaya mealybug pest — parasitic wasps. The mealybug, native to Central America, is a rapidly spreading crop pest that has been wreaking havoc on papaya crops in Kenya since 2015, causing significant economic losses for smallholder farmers. Dorcus Lekesio, a... Continue reading » 
 Cover Image: This farmer manages to produce vegetables all year round, leading the sector also in winter.
Picture by J. Huete Greenhouses As I write this Europe is sweltering under a record heatwave, the temperatures being reached are not typical of those the continent has benefitted from for hundreds of years and records are being broken... Continue reading » 
      Sustainable plant protection measures that are not based on chemical pesticides rely on various organisms and biological agents to protect crops from pests. Such organisms used for biological plant protection are, for example, microscopic fungi of the genus Metarhizium, which can attack and kill a variety of plant-pathogenic insects and are used,... Continue reading » 
        Climate change and genetic selection have brought root-knot nematodes further north in Europe and made cyst nematodes more difficult to control. These emerging parasites threaten major crops such as tomato and potato. To get a clear picture of the proliferation of novel nematode species and populations and to find appropriate and sustainable... Continue reading » 
   
 Cover Image: An invasive spotted lanternfly feeds on tree sap using piercing mouthparts, a behaviour driving widespread damage to economically important hosts such as grapevines and maples in the northeastern United States.
Picture by New York University It is great to be able to report some good news, and the latest evaluation of the RTS.S... Continue reading » 
                                                           
 Cover image: Medieval native red squirrels might have been responsible for spreading leprosy.
Picture by wirestock, Freepik In this issue – largely put together by our new Deputy Editor – we report on a significant new UK grant for precision breeding to develop more sustainable crops, and funding to better understand disease in... Continue reading » 
                For 25 years, Insect Science® has been at the forefront of South Africa’s semiochemical industry, delivering science-driven, Responsible Pest Management® solutions for commercial agriculture. Headquartered in Tzaneen and supported by a satellite office in Paarl, Insect Science specialises in helping farmers manage pests using... Continue reading » 
 Cover image: Insect Science®’s analytical chemist Dr Bouwer working on the GC-EAD instrument – where an insect antenna is connected to an electroantennogram detector.
Picture by Derius Erasmus As if chemical pesticides are not under enough pressure, a team led by the University of Cambridge tested the effect of 1,076... Continue reading » 
 The vectors of multiple diseases including dengue, chikungunya and Zika, posing a public health risk to populations, have now been detected in Southern England, another benefit of global warming: “Send not to know for whom the bell tolls…” And global food
systems will need a major overhaul if we are to mitigate climate...
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