The Taro caterpillar ( ), is a pest of many crops across Asia and Oceania. This species is generally well-controlled by natural enemies. Therefore, outbreaks in India’s Madhya Pradesh over the past tw...
A new University of Illinois project is using advanced object recognition technology to keep toxin-contaminated wheat kernels out of the food supply and to help researchers make wheat more resistant t...
Panels and lectures presented at the Expodireto Agrodigital Arena, an event specially covered by AgroPages, have concluded that Brazil has become an important trade partner of China. The Asian giant m...
Commercialized in Asia in 1995, Cyhalofop-butyl is an aryloxy phenoxy propionate (APP) systemic conductive herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences. Due to its high safety and excellent control effe...
For the third year in a row, the British government is allowing farmers to use a banned pesticide. Thiamethoxam, a type of neonicotinoid, was granted emergency approval to be used on sugar beet in Eng...
Uncontrolled and liberal registration policy granting registrations for imports of technical grade pesticides has been harming the Indian pesticide manufacturing industry. Pesticide Manufacturers ...
In recent years, global agriculture has experienced ever-increasing challenges and uncertainties, such as extreme weather, geopolitical crises, energy crises, global supply chain restructuring and t...
In 2022, the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict caused energy and food crises around the world and stunted the growth of almost all economies worldwide. China gradually liberated itself from the most...
Controlling pests that damage crops and plants is necessary both to safeguard food security and to ensure viable income to farmers for their production. This needs to be done while minimising the risk...
If you’re growing cucurbits, it’s important to know about squash bugs and whether or not Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) can effectively kill them. Squash bugs are one of the most destructive pests for cu...
Atrazine has become a common tool for corn producers, but restrictions were being heavily discussed by the U.S. EPA toward the end of the 2022 growing season. The idea of limiting one of the more prom...
Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the , is granting registration for the sale and use of Pyrifluquinazon Technical and Pyrifluquinazon 20SC Insecticide, ...