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Rythu Bharosa Kendras in A.P. to be equipped with pesticide spraying drones from July

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Rythu Bharosa Kendras in A.P. to be equipped with pesticide spraying drones from July

Use of drones has picked up in the State of late and many farmers are engaging private firms to spray pesticides on the crops. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Starting July, the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs), the one-stop centres for farmers’ services, in Andhra Pradesh will be equipped with agricultural pesticide spraying drones … Read more

Tick Spraying May Not Guard Against Lyme Disease

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Tick Spraying May Not Guard Against Lyme Disease

April 14, 2022 – Two widely used and environmentally safe tick control measures may slash the number of bloodthirsty bugs in your neighborhood, but they won’t reduce your chances of contracting Lyme disease, researchers have found. The results of a 4-year study, which appears in the May 2022 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, showed a … Read more