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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

biopesticides

Phytoseiulus persimilis predatory mites (video screenshot)
May 29, 2022, 6:00 am
Israeli company’s tiny arachnids provide alternative to pesticide
Phytoseiulus persimilis loves the taste of the spider mites that destroy farmers’ crops; a new growing method promises endless supply of tiny soldiers
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A farmer looks across as swarms of desert locusts feed on her crops, in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya January 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
November 24, 2020, 6:52 pm
Plague-busters: Israeli team combats swarms of locusts in war-torn Ethiopia
To fight the worst Desert Locust threat in 70 years, Start-Up Nation delegation flies in with innovative techniques, utilizing drones and nighttime spraying
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A healthy palm tree in Raanana, Israel (PlantArcBio)
November 4, 2018, 3:09 pm
New biological pesticide can kill deadly palm-eating beetle, startup says
Israel’s PlantArcBio says it has developed a pesticide with ‘100% efficacy’ to fight the deadly red palm weevil that attacks trees around the world
By Shoshanna Solomon
This BioBee sterile fly can help minimize the use of poisonous pesticides. (Courtesy BioBee)
March 16, 2016, 5:38 pm
Got a pest problem? Buy some more bugs instead of poison
BioBee, a world leader in biological pesticide solutions for farms, is bringing its tech to the home gardener
By David Shamah
An EdenShield GateKeeper system (Courtesy)
January 15, 2016, 12:47 pm
Israeli start-up keeps bad bugs at bay, no poison needed
EdenShield’s GateKeeper kept almost 100% of crop-destroying pests out of greenhouses — without pesticides
By David Shamah
Wheat field (pexels.com)
August 19, 2015, 5:07 pm
New genes could beat old pest foes, says gene research firm
Breakthrough by Evogene yields a possible replacement for a pesticide that is showing its age
By David Shamah
Colombia's Lizeth González, the 2011 World Banana Queen, visits the Stockton Group's booth at an agricultural show in Ecuador. (Courtesy)
July 10, 2015, 3:45 pm
Chinese firm to pay $90 million for Israeli biopesticide maker
Stockton Group to be acquired by China’s Hebang; deal will help develop better and more effective ‘natural’ bug killers
By David Shamah
A vine mealybug (Photo credit: Courtesy)
October 10, 2014, 3:31 pm
‘Love potion’ kills bugs, protects Negev grapes
Grapevine pests drive themselves crazy looking for mates that aren’t there, so farmers in southern Israel can skip chemical pesticides
By David Shamah
Colombia's Lizeth González, the 2011 World Banana Queen, visits the Stockton Group's booth at an agricultural show in Ecuador. (Courtesy)
December 26, 2013, 4:37 pm
Israeli biopesticides gives chemicals a ‘break’
Chemical pesticides aren’t going anywhere, but biopesticides from Israel’s Stockton Group ensure they can be used more safely and effectively, CEO says
By David Shamah
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