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Coverage rate reaches 94%! In the global greenhouse industry of the Netherlands, beneficial insects and microorganisms form the green defense line.
According to data from the Netherlands Bureau for Statistics (CBS), the application rate of biological control (live organisms) in greenhouse crops in the Netherlands in 2024 was 94% (based on planting area), remaining largely the same as in 2020. However, the use of certain biological control pr...Read more -
2026 Super El Niño: The Approaching Climate Shock and Global Agriculture’s Response
On June 11th this year, the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States officially issued an El Niño warning – the official wording was “El Niño has arrived”. This is not an ordinary annual climate report. The prob...Read more -
Design farmland so that nature itself controls pests.
Munsell’s research focuses on “natural enemies”: insects such as hoverflies, ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps. These species are important allies to farmers because they feed on common crop pests such as aphids. However, decades of agricultural intensification hav...Read more -
Pesticide management has been comprehensively upgraded! The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has issued new regulations, with eight significant changes having far-reaching impacts.
From pesticide registration to online sales, from production supervision to label management, a more stringent and standardized management system has officially been implemented. On December 12, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the “Notice on Further Standardizing ...Read more -
Guidelines for aerial spraying of major corn pests and diseases have been released! Folinic acid hydroxamate, flufurazole, etc. are among the recommended medications.
Recently, the National Agricultural Technology Center, in collaboration with the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other organizations, has formulated and released the “Technical Guidance for Using Agricultural Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Cont...Read more -
New insecticide application program for Colorado potato beetle control.
In this article, Zsofia Sendre of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University writes that the new pesticide effectively controls the Colorado potato beetle and a number of other potato pests, providing farmers with a valuable new tool to incorporate into their pesticide resis...Read more -
Trade barriers, patent encirclement! Where will the pesticide enterprises find their way out in the future?
The current pesticide industry is moving away from the homogenized internal competition and the extensive development model, and is shifting towards a new stage driven by intellectual property rights and independent creation. By focusing on source innovation, improving global patent layout, and a...Read more -
The State Council has set the tone: “Technology + Green”. This is how agriculture should be developed in 2026!
When introducing the situation regarding accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, the key to agricultural modernization lies in the modernization of agricultural science and technology. In 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and...Read more -
Agricultural Chemical Packaging Market Size and Share
The global agrochemical packaging market was valued at USD 6.54 billion in 2025. It is projected to grow from USD 6.95 billion in 2026 to USD 11.79 billion in 2034, representing a CAGR of 6.83% over the forecast period. North America dominates the agrochemical packaging market with a marke...Read more -
The new secret to successful greenhouse plant growing: reducing pesticide use and increasing beneficial insect populations.
When Chris Schlegel started working at DS Cole, one of New Hampshire’s largest commercial greenhouses, the pest control strategy was simple: spray everything with insecticide as soon as the first signs of pest infestation appeared, and repeat weekly. Chris Schlegel, chief agron...Read more -
The Attorney General sharply criticized the committee’s handling of the cypermethrin investigation.
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a strong legal opinion on the European Commission’s 2021 decision to re-approve the highly toxic insecticide cypermethrin.The Advocate General opposes the decisions of the European Commission and the Genera...Read more -
Negative effects of electric mosquito coils on mouse embryos
Indonesia is a tropical country, making it a prime breeding ground for mosquitoes. The high rate of mosquito reproduction has prompted measures to address this problem, one of which is the use of mosquito repellents—insecticides and various chemicals. Mosquito coils contain various a...Read more
