April is usually a beautiful blooming month in our area — like March — but more. Daytime temperatures average in the 70s ...

CHENNAI: Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister M R K Panneerselvam on Thursday said that of the 12 lakh acres where ...

CHENNAI: Pollachi V Jayaraman (AIADMK) on Wednesday lamented that the scientists with the state and central governments have ...

Novel insecticide/nematicide technology stops costly foliar and below-ground pests in row and specialty crops, including corn ...

Tomatoes are a relatively easy crop to grow at home and gardeners don't need a huge amount of space to do it. In fact, they are one of the easiest plants to grow and tomato seeds that are sewn now ...

During Question Hour, JD(S) Floor Leader C B Suresh Babu, said that a white fly could lay thousands of eggs on a single coconut tree branch, effectively destroying it.

Coconut trees on 1.48 lakh hectare in 14 districts across Karnataka are affected by whitefly disease, Minister for Industries M. B. Patil informed the Legislative Assembly on March 14. In reply to ...

Scientific name: Bemisia tabaci biotype B Common name: Silverleaf whitefly or sweet potato whitefly (SWF) Geographical Range: The pest is globally present in warm regions, such as the tropics and ...