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Modern agricultural practices destroy the environment’s natural balance: Heavily farmed areas have little biodiversity, more disease

October 27, 2018 - agroecosystem level," explained Denis Filloux, a co-author of the study. "This lack of knowledge is an obstacle to our understanding of the global functioning of agroecosystems, and to the definition and quantification of risk factors in the emergence of new plant viral diseases or the design of strategies to tackle these diseases."

The study utilized a new viral metagenomics approach, which enabled the research team to study how the pathogenic agent affects ...

Bees love cannabis, and it’s helping to restore their declining populations

February 01, 2020 - agroecosystem-wide pollination dynamics," the study explains.

"As a late-season crop flowering during a period of seasonal floral dearth, hemp may have a particularly strong potential to enhance pollinator populations and subsequent pollination services for crops in the following year by filling gaps in late-season resource scarcity."Will bees that recently fed on cannabis be arrested and thrown in prison if they accidentally fly into South Carolina or Idaho?...

Study reveals coconut oil is a better insect repellent compared to DEET, a harmful chemical ingredient

June 04, 2019 -

DEET, the common name for diethyltoluamide, is the most common active ingredient in insect-repellent sprays, lotions, sticks, roll-ons, and other consumer products. In the U.S., over a third of the population regularly uses DEET-containing products – ranging anywhere from five to 99 percent – according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is touted as one of the most effective ways to prevent vector-borne diseases, which are caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria ...