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In the wake of Melbourne’s spectacular cricket swarm, we asked the author of Australia’s Guide to Crickets why insects gather in such large numbers and how to keep them out of our homes.
It’s a horror story unfolding in the west that could sweep across the country. Beware the shot-hole borer, an exotic pest that threatens our tree crops, plantations, urban forests and wild places.
On at Cape Town Pride, Melanie Chait’s documentary is about her life partner Nancy Diuguid.
Published in 1962, ‘Silent Spring’ called attention to collateral damage from widespread use of synthetic pesticides. Many problems the book anticipated persist today in new forms.
Evidence shows that malaria parasites in some locations have changed their genetic make-up so that they can evade rapid diagnostic tests.
Studies suggest that seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides may harm nontarget insects, mammals and birds. In response, states are starting to restrict use of these products.
The insecticide Bti kills target organisms like mosquitoes and blackflies, but new research shows it may also have negative effects on non-target species like frogs.
Summer is no fun when mosquitoes are biting. Insect repellent creams, sprays, and lotions are safe and effective but there are alternatives. Here’s what works and what doesn’t!
This year’s unprecedented fall armyworm invasion has laid waste to lawns, athletic fields and crops. Is it a fluke? When will it end?
Eggs can remain in the soil for several years with the embryos waiting to receive sufficient moisture to complete development. This results in synchronised hatching when there’s sufficient rain.
EU-banned pesticides could not only threaten wild bees where they eat, but where they sleep too.
The steep decline in biodiversity is worrying, especially as wild species are important for pollination and pest control.
Eating locusts is an old strategy used to get food after locusts devastated crops, but things have changed.
Currently, outbreaks are managed using chemical pesticides or an insect fungus. Neither is a good option.
You’ve probably seen ants marching over your kitchen bench this summer. Should you get out the insecticide, or learn to live with them?
The sustainability of African agriculture is critical to the continent’s food security and for maintaining agriculture’s contribution to Africa’s rural communities and national economies
Regulators are still licensing insecticides without properly assessing whether they harm the wildlife on which we rely.
Pesticides have become almost essential for agriculture, but their misuse can have negative effects on crops too.
The rice-eating fall armyworm has spread across Asia in a year and is now found in half the provinces of China.
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Research Scientist, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment), University of Sussex
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Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist, Penn State
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
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Associate, Sustainability Science, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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Associate professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Economics, South Dakota State University
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Research Entomologist, South Dakota State University
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Research Chair, Integrated Vector Management in the Vector Control Cluster, Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
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Professor in Developmental Biology, University of Aberdeen
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Chancellor's Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
