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Potential of Insects as Sustainable Resource for Animal Feed
2014-05-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NETHERLANDS - Insects can provide a sustainable and environmentally-friendly option for animal feed, in addition to already being a mainstay of human diets for 2 billion people worldwide, FAO Assistant Director-General Eduardo Rojas-Briales told an international gathering of researchers in The Netherlands.
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Weekly Review: World's Top Pig Vets Updated on Italy's Pork Industry, Global Disease Issues and Biting Insects
2014-05-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Organisers of the European Symposium on Porcine Health Management (ESPHM) last week in Italy put together an attractive programme that attracted more than 1,300 delegates from 47 different countries.
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Insects Represent an Important Link for Antibiotic Resistance Traits
2014-04-29 18:51:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Kansas State Research and Extension Those pesky house flies buzzing around your home or invading your springtime picnic could be doing more harm to human health than one realizes. read more
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Cold winter may not kill corn, soybean insects, diseases
2014-03-17 20:29:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: DuPont Pioneer Despite a colder-than-normal winter in the Corn Belt, corn and soybean insects and diseases may persist under the snow cover, in the crop residue and soil. read more
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Could Winters Harsh Weather Wipe Out Invasive Insects?
2014-03-04 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: As a frigid winter takes a toll on the U.S. and Canada, invasive insect populations are also taking a hit. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that up to 80 percent of emerald ash borers, which have been decimating ash tree populations, were killed by long stretches of bitter cold in the the upper Midwest this year. Several other insect pests, many of which have migrated northward because of milder winters in recent years, also are faring poorly this winter, including corn earworms and gypsy moths....
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