Medicine & TechnologyEntomologists from the Oregon State University observed a parasitic wasp that was able to show great potential in attacking and controlling the spotted-wing drosophila.
Caterpillar Spodera trugiperada is now starting to ravage China's crops specifically the country's maizes. Upon its arrival in China last January, different parameters have been developing in order to control it including experimentation on its predators.
Soil Microbes are already used in the developed countries to enhance agricultural productivity and protection. With various companies getting into Microbes production and looking for new markets, African Farmers finally find a solution for their crop woes.
Honeybees are dying en masse all over the globe, and it's not just lovers of honey that should be concerned. These mass deaths will change our dinner plates forever, not to mention raise the cost of eating generally. In a world where food security and hunger are crucially important, this is bad news for everyone.
It's not as colorful in an action movie as invaders from other galaxies, for example, but it seems that soil erosion might be just as deadly to humans. Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley warn that human food security is at risk from the accelerating rate of soil depletion.