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Pheromone trap in Uganda © CABI

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including a reduction in banana yield in the Philippines due to the effects of El Niño on rainfall, a pest causing severe damage to tomato production in Nigeria and the use of pheromones to control insect pests in the field.

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• Philippines: Banana yields down 50-60% due to El Niño
  Fresh Plaza, 29th June 2015
• Global attack on potato blight
  ENDURE Network News, 27th June 2015
• Bad weather, virus affects Moroccan citrus production
  Fresh Plaza, 26th June 2015
• Europe: Forecasting crop failures from space
  Fresh Plaza, 26th June 2015
• Postharvest hot air treatment effective against blue mold decay in sweet cherries
  Fresh Plaza, 23rd June 2015
• Safe repellents that protect fruit from spotted wing Drosophila found
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 22nd June 2015
• India: Onion crop hit by disease
  Fresh Plaza, 22nd June 2015
• Asia: As Tons of Bug-Infested Rice Rots, El Nino Threatens More Damage
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 19th June 2015
• Nigeria: Disease Ravages Tomato Farms, Causes Scarcity Nationwide
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 18th June 2015
• Pheromones offer green alternative to pesticide sprays
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 18th June 2015

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