Tag Archives: hemipteran

A pest aphid which nicotine doesn’t kill

Posted on December 15, 2013 by argylesock

Three of the pesticides called neonics (neonicotinoids) are under a temporary ban here in Europe. It’s because there’s evidence that they kill bees. Of course bee-killing isn’t the reason neonics were used, and still are used in several countries. They’re … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, horticulture | Tagged aphid, arthropod, Europe, evolution, gene, hemipteran, honeybee, hymenopteran, insect, insecticide, insecticide resistance, law, neonicotinoid, pest, pesticide, pesticide resistance, plant_dicot, research, tobacco, virus, virus transmission, wild bee | 3 Comments

Insects could be the future of food

Posted on November 23, 2013 by argylesock

In many cultures, insects are delicacies. Mostly people are eating beetles (Coleoptera) and caterpillars (Lepidoptera). People also eat bees, wasps and ants (Hymenoptera), cicadas (Hemiptera), locusts and crickets (Orthoptera), dragonflies (Odonata) and flies (Diptera). Eating insects is called entomophagy. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in food, knowledge transfer, miniculture | Tagged coleopteran, dipteran, entomoculture, entomophagy, food, foraging, harvest, hemipteran, hunting, hymenopteran, lepidopteran, odonatan, orthopteran, wild food | 6 Comments

Paving the Way For Invasive Species

Posted on September 29, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Horticulturalists help bring beauty to our gardens and landscapes by introducing plants from other parts of the world and breeding them for aesthetic characteristics. In the past, not enough attention was paid to…

Posted in ecology, horticulture | Tagged alder buckthorn, alien species, aphid, arthropod, brimstone butterfly, ecosystem, garden, hemipteran, insect, invasive species, landscape, lepidopteran, native species, pest, plant_dicot, shrub, soybean aphid, tiger moth | Leave a comment

Golden Rice is ‘no solution’ to malnutrition

Posted on September 9, 2013 by argylesock

GRAIN says that Golden Rice is no solution to malnutrition. Golden Rice is a variety of rice (Oryza sativa) which has been genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered or GE) to make beta-carotene in its grains. After you eat … Continue reading →

Posted in food, human health, knowledge transfer | Tagged biofortification, biotechnology, carrot, child, crop diversity, crop rotation, crop variety, development, finance, food, genetic modification, Golden Rice, grain, Green Revolution, hemipteran, integrated pest management, International Rice Research Institute, knowledge, land use, local variety, neonicotinoid, nutrition, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato, patent, pest, pesticide, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, poverty, pumpkin, research, rice, selective breeding, smallholder, sweet potato, Syngenta, System of Rice Intensification, vegetable, Vitamin A, woman | 3 Comments

Neonicotinoids, A Brief History II: Imidacloprid

Posted on June 24, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Nicotine has several undesirable properties for use as an insecticide. On a per weight basis, nicotine is generally more toxic to vertebrates than to insects. Compared to other insecticides, nicotine was used in…

Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture, miniculture | Tagged arthropod, hemipteran, history, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, neonicotinoid, nicotine, pest, pesticide, sweet potato, vegetable, whitefly | 1 Comment

Bugged about the Bug

Posted on June 4, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Agrigirl's Blog:
I confess that I’m not all that bugged about bugs. Now granted, I rarely visit Starbucks and when I do, it’s never been for a creamy, pink, Strawberry, calorie laden concoction but the outcry…

Posted in food, miniculture | Tagged arthropod, beetle, cochineal, coleopteran, entomoculture, entomophagy, food, food processing, hemipteran, history, insect, scale insect, trade | Leave a comment

Neonics and Asian rice

Posted on May 22, 2013 by argylesock

A few weeks ago three ‘bee killers’, neonicotinoid sprays and seed treatments, were temporarily banned in Europe. The banned insecticides are dinotefuran, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. Now cereal farmers outside Europe are talking about what the neonic ban means for them. … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture, miniculture | Tagged arthropod, Asia, crop, crop rotation, crop variety, dinotefuran, ecosystem, farmer, flower, grain, hemipteran, honey, honeybee, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, integrated pest management, knowledge, law, neonicotinoid, okra, parasitoid, pest, pesticide, planthopper, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, predator, research, rice, sesame, thiamethoxam | 3 Comments

Ecology of stinging nettles

Posted on January 31, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on changinglifestyleblog:
ECOLOGY OF STINGING NETTLES Urtica dioica the stinging nettles with its stems and leaves densely covered with stinging hairs, which release potential pain-inducing toxins when brushing contact is made with them, is rarely eaten…

Posted in ecology | Tagged aphid, arthropod, butterfly, hemipteran, insect, lepidopteran, moth, nettle, stinging nettle, weed | Leave a comment

Europe fends off alien species

Posted on January 29, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Ann Novek( Luure)–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors:
PhysOrg2013-01-28: It may look incredibly innocent, but the harlequin ladybird, a stowaway onboard fruit and flower consignments from Asia, is on a ‘most…

Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture | Tagged alien species, aphid, arthropod, beetle, coleopteran, data, harlequin ladybird, hemipteran, insect, invasive species, ladybird, ladybug, pest, predator | 2 Comments

Reeds

Posted on December 6, 2012 by argylesock

Reeds are powerful plants here in Britain. The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) promotes reed beds for sewage management. The Department for Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) names reedbeds as a Priority Habitat in its Biodiversity Action Plan. For … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology | Tagged alien species, arthropod, beetle, biodiversity, bird, bug, coleopteran, conservation, dipteran, fly, hemipteran, insect, invasive species, lepidopteran, manure, moth, native species, passerine, reed, sewage, sustainable, vertebrate, waste, water, wildlife | Leave a comment