You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various ...

Sucking insects infesting papaya leaves How do I get rid of the white spots on my plant? Chia Teck Wah. The white masses could be mealy bugs, a type of sap-sucking pest. Use a str ...

Among those who were infected, 8 per cent to 15 per cent developed fever which often required hospital care, researchers said ...

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It’s no wonder spider plants are a favourite among plant lovers, thanks to their numerous benefits. If you own one, here are some essential care tips to help it thrive.

Affecting around a tenth of rural populations in India every year, 'scrub typhus' infection, spread by the bite of an ...

The scrub typhus infection is spread by the bite of an infected larval mite (chigger). Chiggers are found on grass, plant litter and bare soil across rural areas of Asia, and usually feed on small ...

The mites feed on leaves and flowers, causing them to become grossly distorted ... Gardening magazine trial garden at Capel Manor College, north London, where the soil is well drained and rainfall ...

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Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium 'Orientia tsutsugamushi', which belongs to the rickettsia family. Severe illness due ...

Insects’ aversion to worm castings is demonstrated when they are spread over ant nests, causing the ants to remove themselves ...

A study in Tamil Nadu, India, finds that scrub typhus is a common yet under-recognized cause of fever, affecting up to 10% of ...