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A CABI-led study has revealed “strong evidence of exceptional efficiency” of a biological control agent in the fight against the...
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Research has shown that disposed aloe vera peels can be used as a natural insecticide to safeguard staple foods from...
Left: Destructive adults snails. Right: An egg clusters patched on rice tillers. A cluster has approximately 250 eggs confirming the...
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By George Munene Although termites are considered agricultural pests they are crucial in the distribution of natural resources such as...
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By Agrochemicals Association of Kenya (AAK) Kenya has the pesticides to tackle the country’s locust invasion ready and stored in local...
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By Brian Moseti For most of February and the early March, Abdi Elema, a resident of Isiolo County, was fighting...
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By Eric Kimunguyi If any of us were given a warning by an alien, in a language we didn’t understand,...
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Banana farmers in Nyamira, a county in Western Kenya, are making great savings using neem seeds extracts as opposed to...
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By Fredrique Achieng Mango farmers have created a trap that kills whiteflies, a pest that causes 80-90 per cent damage...
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White insect nets, which can reduce the need for pesticides by 80 per cent, can also provide a relatively cheap...
