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08/01/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Not just ugly; pest damage affects nutrition too

A study published in the journal Acta Alimentaria indicated that the damage afflicted by pests on crops not only reduces its visual appeal, but it can also affect its nutritional value. Researchers from Kaposvár University and the University of Pécs in Hungary concluded this after examining the effects that the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) had on […]

04/17/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Soybean protein composition is adversely affected by the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch)

The damage afflicted by pests on crops do not only reduce its visual appeal, but it can also affect its nutritional value, according to a study. The researchers came up with this conclusion after examining the effects that the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) had on soybeans. The damage that T. urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) can do on […]

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