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Bean Seed Fly
Adult bean seed fly This insect, scientifically known as Delia platura, is a highly polyphagous pest whose larvae feed on the seeds or seedlings of many agricultural crops such as various types of beans, chickpeas, le...
Tomato Leafminer
Introduction: Regarding this pest, what is emphasized more than anything else is the use of physical or biological control methods to combat the pest. Why is such emphasis placed on these methods for the tomato leafmine...
Rice Stem Borer, a Pest with 40 Years of History in Iran
Forty years have passed since Professor Albert German reported and confirmed the presence of the rice stem borer in northern Iran. During this period, the population of this moth from the Pyralidae family has had its...
Sustainable Agriculture
World Food Prize 2013 The World Food Prize this year was awarded to three scientists in the field of agricultural biotechnology. Marc Van Montagu from Belgium, Mary-Dell Chilton and Robert T. Fraley from America,...