Agriculture
Ants – pests or pest controllers?
While many are used to thinking of ants as pests – especially during the summertime -, ( see f.i. on this site Cleaning tips to avoid pests in your home) new research (published in British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied… read more
Forests can play key role to end global hunger
Trees offer a multitude of ecological services. For instance, they support bees and other pollinators, which are essential for crop production including on farmland. They also provide animal fodder that enables communities to produce meat and milk, and protect streams… read more
Tiny Opossum Could Be Farmers’ Friend
A small mammal that likes to feast on a soybean pest in Brazil’s Cerrado illustrates how preserving this savanna landscape is good for farms as well as biodiversity
A gracile mouse opossum at the Botanic Garden of Brasília >>
André… read more
Farmers Urge Return of Jaguars to Protect Crops
Cerrado corn crop with peccaries
(Photo by Brendan Borrell)
Margie Peixoto was driving her pickup across her farm in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul one February afternoon when she spotted some broken corn stalks and a trio… read more
Nectar Helps Bees’ Medicine Go Down
In addition to fuel, nectar from various plant species contains chemical compounds that reduce the numbers of a common gut parasite in bumblebees.
Home-based bird watchers might have mixed up a batch of ‘nectar’ to attract the feathered objects of… read more
