5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (473+ words) Mayo County Council is developing a new biodiversity strategy shaped by extensive public input, as councillors and officials welcomed the plan while raising concerns over the wider threats facing the natural environment, including the continued use of pesticides. Built around…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) A pest is threatening B.C. vineyards, but researchers have found a sustainable solution -- a mix of parasitoid wasps, nematodes and fungi. Dr. Sepideh Tahriri Adabi is helping B.C. growers protect their vineyards against climbing cutworm. Climbing cutworm is the larval, or caterpillar,…...