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- How to get rid of lizards without killing them: Simple home remedies that workLizards are beneficial visitors, helping control insect populations. Instead of removal, focus on making homes less attractive to them. Sim...
- Bark piled against trunks can quietly shorten a tree’s life, experts warnGardeners are warned about a common landscaping mistake. Piling mulch high against tree trunks, called 'mulch volcanoes,' can damage trees....
- How to keep snakes out without killing them: The habitat tweak list that actually worksSnakes visit properties seeking shelter and food. Experts advise homeowners to remove brush piles, wood, rocks, and dense vegetation. These...
- US faces rising threat of ant invasions amid weak enforcementThe United States is experiencing a surge in ant smuggling, fueled by federal staffing cuts that weakened pest control enforcement. Experts...
- Pest control market to reach $3 billion by 2032, market still largely unorganised due to low entry barriersThe demand for pest control services in India has surged due to increased hygiene awareness post-pandemic, though the market remains unorga...
- Indian IT must hitch an AI ride to front office: Nvidia's Jensen HuangJensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, urged the Indian IT industry to leverage its strengths in AI to transform into a leading global innovation hub...
- Newer pests and diseases hit vegetable cropsThe rising prices of daily essentials like tomatoes, ginger, and tur dal can be attributed to newer plant viruses that are resistant to mos...
- Tea planters apprehending very low second flush yieldAfter shattered output of high value first flush, now tea planters in northern WB are apprehending equally pathetic yield from second flush...
- Tea Board launches Plant Protection Code version 5, for tea industryIn order to regulate the usage of pesticides in tea, Tea Board of India has recently enforced a comprehensive guideline for safe usage of P...
- How startups are developing affordable solutions for farmers across agricultural cycle“Our solution for precise irrigation also increases crop yield and gives farmers higher returns by 10-15%,” said Saitsh KS, founder of FlyB...
- Tea Board for strict adherence to quality issuesThe Tea Board warned producers to adhere strictly to quality norms, else it would have to play policing role.
- Sharad Pawar introduces Agricultural Biosecurity Bill in Lok SabhaThe bill assumes importance as it intends to put in place a better regime of quarantining, controlling pests and "exotic species" that are ...
- Gujarat substantially expanding area under organic farmingUnder the organic component coverage of NHM, 2047 hectares has been reported across the country in 2010-11, with Gujarat alone accounted fo...
- 'India ranks 10th in world in plant diversity'India ranks fourth in Asia and tenth in the world in plant diversity, the Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) Vice Chancellor, N N Singh, h...
- Sowing discontentThe fraught issue of introduction of Bt Brinjal has been shelved but all eyes are now set on the controversial Seed Bill 2010, likely to be...
- Indian restaurateur banned from food business for 6 monthsThe India-born restaurateur, who was banned from managing any food business for six months after his hotel's premises was found to be opera...
- US asks India to relax pest control rules on pulsesThe US has asked India to relax pest control guidelines for import of pulses so that American suppliers can export the commodity to the Sou...
- Going gets tough for mangoes in USIndian mango exporters are facing stiff battle from Latin American counterparts due to higher cost in US.
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