Article: Monsanto Company, St. Louis, and Devgen N.V., Ghent, Belgium, announce a research and development collaboration to develop varieties of crop plants with improved resistance against insect pests.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)

Article: How to outsmart insect pests; think like a pest, ...
Pest Control;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... the last few decades, the spectrum of insect pests causing economic damage in food warehouses ... belongs to those who can "outsmart" insect pests by finding ways to eliminate them without ... killed, but a small fraction of the insect pests with higher tolerance will survive and ...

Article: RECORD OF SEED INSECT PESTS OF DIPTEROCARPUS ...
Journal of Tropical Forest Science;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... amp; SINGH AN. 2009. Record of seed insect pests of Dipterocarpus returns in Hollongapar ... study provides information on the seed insect pests of D. retusus in the natural stands ... problem in regeneration due to various insect pests and diseases. There is about 70-90 ...

Article: Insect Pests of Tropical Food Legumes.
Food Trade Review;  December 1, 1990 ;     567 words ...INSECT PESTS of TROPICAL FOOD LEGUMES. Edited by ... information on advances made in the control of insect pests of tropical food legumes - cowpeas ... entitled: Insect pest of cowpeas; Insect pests of soybean in the tropics; Key insects ...

Article: A new defense against insect pests.
M2 Presswire;  December 24, 2003 ;     696 words ... ... 2003-US ARS: A new defense against insect pests(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... against some of the most destructive insect pests that farmers face. A bacterium called ... pests will feed on the treated grains. Insect pests often develop resistance to chemical ...

Encyclopedia entry: Insect Pests
Canadian Encyclopedia;      700+ words ... ... Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Insect Pests Author: W.J. TURNOCK Insects and ... have developed complex relationships. INSECT pests (less than 1% of all species) are ... agriculture encourages the development of insect pests by concentrating food items ( CROP plants ...

Article: Hebei Reduces Huge Loss by Preventing Insect Pests
Xinhua English Newswire;  May 28, 1997 ;     345 words ... ... prevent and control plant diseases and insect pests. Statistics showed that last year ... prevent and control plant diseases and insect pests. A local source noted that the province ... wheat aphis, locusts, rats and other insect pests. To conduct effective prevention and ...

Article: Ecogen and ChemLawn to develop biopesticides for lawn and ...
PR Newswire;  March 23, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... BIOPESTICIDES FOR LAWN AND ORNAMENTAL PLANT INSECT PESTS LANGHORNE, Pa., March 23 /PRNewswire ... to control lawn and ornamental plant insect pests. Under the agreement, Ecogen will ... against common lawn and ornamental plant insect pests. ChemLawn will carry out field tests ...