Safeguarding seeds for posterity The sun is unforgiving outdoors; temperatures do not drop below 33ºC. Indoors, it is a different story: the -18ºC feels with every step and every breath. Just 20 minutes from the city of Cali, Colombia, a seed vault awaits eternity....
Grains as an aid to our Survival Shelling out a large sum of money at a very expensive restaurant might seem enough to guarantee your meals for the day, the next and so on as long as you could afford them. The belief that something belongs to us because we paid for it...
Why eliminate dichlorvos in urban applications? What is dichlorvos The dichlorvos (DDVP – Dimethyl Dichlorovinyl Phosphate) is an insecticide belonging to the organophosphates group. It was first synthesized in the United States and has been on the market since...
Natural Solvents in urban pesticides Urban pesticides are formulated with adjuvants that determine the type of formulation. Examples include suspension concentrates (SC), emulsifiable concentrates (EC), emulsifiable suspension (ES), soluble liquids (SL), etc. Solvents...
Why is it important that natural products and repellents controlling pests are registered in COFEPRIS? Why is it important that natural products and repellents controlling pests are registered in COFEPRIS? There is currently a vast number of brands of phytosanitary...
