Agriculture and Food Articles

• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
  Invasive Species
  Mating and Breeding
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Africanized bee

  Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, are hybrids of the African honeybee with various European honeybees descended from 26 Tanzanian queen bees accidentally released in 1957 in Southern ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Food
  Sports Medicine
  Air Quality
   
  

  Pesticide poisoning

  Pesticide poisonings, where chemicals intended to control a pest affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, or bees. Since label directions required by the FIFRA are specifically designed ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Pests and Parasites
  Animals
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Organic
   
  

  Biological pest control

  Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of controlling pests and diseases in agriculture that relies on natural predation rather than introduced ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
  Mating and Breeding
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  New Species
   
  

  Bee

  Bees are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. There are approximately 20,000 species of bees, and they may be found on every continent except Antarctica. Bees are adapted for feeding ... > more
• Invasive Species
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Food
   
  

  Honeybee

  Honeybees are a subset of bees which fall into the Order Hymenoptera and Suborder Apocrita. Of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees, there are eleven species within the genus Apis, all of ... > more
• Genetically Modified
  Biotechnology
  Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Gene Therapy
  Genetics
   
  

  Genetically modified organism

  A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using techniques in genetics generally known as recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology is ... > more
• Drought
  Agriculture and Food
  Nature
  Soil Types
  Invasive Species
  Veterinary Medicine
   

  Drought

  A drought or an extreme dry periodic climate is an extended period where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region. Drought is not a purely physical phenomenon, but ... > more
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Acid Rain
  Fungus
  Landslides
  Agriculture and Food
   

  Soil pH

  Soil pH is an indication of the alkalinity or acidity of soil. It is based on the measurement of pH, which is based in turn on the activity of hydrogen ions (H+) in a water or salt ... > more
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Recycling and Waste
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Hazardous Waste
   
  

  Vermicompost

  Vermicompost (or Worm Compost) the process of using earthworms to breakdown kitchen and garden waste, to create a faster than normal composting. Compared to ordinary soil, the earthworm castings (the ... > more
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Agriculture and Food
  Animals
  Food
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Cattle

  Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy ... > more

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