An exotic plant pest known as mango shoot looper has been officially detected in the Northern Territory for the first time, putting the region's mango industry on alert. Mango shoot looper has been ...
A joint HortResearch and Forest Research team in Canterbury has just identified the sex pheromone of the common forest looper. Sex pheromones are released by female moths to attract males and these ...
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Pest attacks threaten Bengal’s tea output
North Bengal’s lush tea estates, especially in the Dooars region, are facing a serious crisis. A massive outbreak of looper caterpillars, a pest known for damaging tea leaves, has spread across nearly ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bangladesh Tea Research Institute’s principal scientific officer in the Entomology Division, Mohammad Shameem Al Mamun, tells Mongabay, “Due to ...
The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 97, No. 1 (March, 2014), pp. 22-29 (8 pages) An outbreak of a looper, identified as Perixera illepidaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) was observed on litchi trees in Bihar ...
Oxitec to develop a safe, self-limiting insect capable of reducing pest populations and reversing insect resistance to biotech traits and chemistries Soybean looper threatens a variety of crops, ...
The extended summers, delayed monsoons and shorter winters – collectively featuring a warmer climate – are triggering pest infestations across tea estates in Bangladesh and India. A pair of green ...
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