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Laws to Allow Insects' Contribution to Sustainable Livestock Production
2013-11-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - The EU-funded project PROteINSECT co-ordinated in the UK by FERA (The Food and Environment Research Agency) with partners in China and Africa as well as mainland Europe is working to drive changes to current legislation.
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New Law Needed for Insects to Contribute to Livestock Sustainability
2013-11-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - The EU-funded project PROteINSECT co-ordinated in the UK by FERA (The Food and Environment Research Agency) with partners in China and Africa as well as mainland Europe is working to drive changes to current legislation.
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A swarm of cyborg insects used for mapping collapsed buildings
2013-10-18 20:56:13| Extremetech
Researchers from North Carolina State University finally have a use for insect brain-jacking: use a swarm of cyborg cockroaches to map dangerous or uncertain areas like collapsed buildings. Could this tech help at Fukushima Daiichi?
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Corn, soybean insects at low levels in Illinois
2013-08-24 01:15:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois Michael Gray, University Illinois professor of crop sciences, says a recent survey of corn and soybean insects shows that insect levels are low across the state. The survey was taken across randomly selected corn and soybean fields during the first and third weeks of August. read more
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3 Soybean Insects to Scout For, Identify
2013-08-06 22:21:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: DuPont Pioneer Growers encouraged to closely monitor fields each year for pests, including soybean aphids, brown marmorated stink bug and kudzu bug, that repopulate and overwinter. While high heat and drought conditions last year controlled some yield-robbing insect populations, including soybean aphids, this season may reveal a different story, caution DuPont Pioneer experts. Moderate temperatures and delayed planting, combined with aphids ability to overwinter, could increase the risk of this insects infestation. read more
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