Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of HC Singla Vs State of Punjab dated 31/10/2022. The matter is related to biological pollution by the Susri insect. This pollution is being caused due to decaying grains, due to negligence in storage arrangements of grains by Food Corporation of …
Hyderabad, Sept. 2: A rare Black Widow spider was found at L B Nagar and Meerpet in the outskirts of the city recently. The spider is venomous and has been responsible for several deaths in America and Australia. Wildlife biologists have approached the National History Museums in America and Australia …
Prize Catch * The Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats are prime hunting grounds for smugglers of rare Indian butterflies and beetles * They're in demand internationally for private collections, butterfly parks, traditional medicine, and also to be encased into jewellery * Among the sought-after species are: Pale Jezebel, Banded Apollo …
two Czech nationals, arrested on June 23 for allegedly collecting insects without proper permission from the Singalila National Park in Darjeeling, moved bail petitions for a second time in a Darjeeling court on July 21. But the appeal could not be heard due to lawyers
VIVEK CHHETRI Svacha in Darjeeling on Monday. (Suman Tamang) Darjeeling, July 28: A scientist for whose release his peers across the world had launched a campaign is now afraid that he might lose his job once he goes back to his country. Petr Svacha, an entomologist, and his companion Emil …
KENDRAPARA: Swarming caterpillars (Leda) have damaged large tracts of paddy saplings in the district badly hitting economic backbone of thousands of farmers. "Help from the administration, however, is yet to reach the villagers more than three weeks after the first swarm of insects arrived here. The insects are black in …
Marcus Dam KOLKATA: Two Czech nationals, held for allegedly smuggling specimens of beetles and moths from the northern range of the Singalila National Park in Darjeeling district on June 22, were remanded to judicial custody by a local court at a special session on Wednesday after their pleas for bail …
An insect removal bin developed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu promises to remove insects automatically from stored food grains. The structure has four major parts namely outer container, inner perforated container, collection vessel and the lid. Special container The grains are held in the specially …
Entomologist Petr Svacha, who was arrested for allegedly collecting insects from a Darjeeling forest, has to languish in jail. His bail plea could not even be moved because of a lawyers' strike to press for a Gorkhaland state. Czech national Svacha, 51, of the Academy of Sciences, Prague, and Emil …
Kohima, July 6: The Nagaland Agriculture Department has ruled out apprehensions of famine following invasion of grasshoppers in several areas of the State. A release issued by the Director of the Agriculture Department stated that the long-horned grasshopper of
Food A Bigger Culprit In India Than In The West, Says Study Madhavi Rajadhyaksha | TNN If you've been blaming your allergic cough, running nose and itchy skin on flowering trees or neighbourhood pets, it's time to do a rethink. Insects, particularly mosquitoes, cockroaches and dust mites, are to blame …
locusts move in swarms to save their butts. Literally, say researchers from the us, the uk and Australia. They are a menace for crops, because they move around in swarms. But their collective movement is hardly a sign of unity. The fact is there is a constant threat of attack …
contrary to popular belief that global warming will lead to population explosion in insects, a recent study claims otherwise. It says the phenomenon will lead to extinction of insects in the tropical zone by the end of the century. Survival options are two: either they learn to adapt to the …
A new analysis published in Nature (May 15, 2008) revealed that a large number of physical and biological systems across the planet are being affected by global warming. The impacts range from earlier leafing of trees and plants, migration of species to higher latitudes, changes in bird migrations to change …
Caution India-Pakistan border at risk Swarms of locusts that were in Tajikistan in the last week of April, have moved into Afghanistan. Authorities say the outbreak was unprecedented and are examining the extent of infestation. The plague of locusts have worsened the situation in provinces of Badghis and Herat, which …
Insects in the tropics have been found to be on the wrong side of global warming, says Kirtiman Awasthi Contrary to popular belief that global warming will lead to a population explosion in insects, a recent study claims otherwise. It says the phenomenon will lead to the extinction of insects …
Population of Rhizopertha dominica Fab. selected for resistance by single pre-storage application of deltamethrin, pirimiphos methyl and a newer PGP-2 along with the laboratory susceptible culture tested for resistance to deltamethrin, chlorpyriphos methyl and fenvalerate after two years of wheat storage indicated no appreciable resistance in various selections except for …
Field experiments were conducted from 2001-2004 to develop management strategies for painted bug, Bagrada hilaris (Burm.) inflicting injury to mustard (Brassica juncea) at seedling stage grown in sandy loam soil of arid Rajasthan.
