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On July 3-4, 2001 a meeting will be held
at ICARDA located in Aleppo, Syria to finalize plans for an extensive research
project dealing with the IPM of Sunn Pest. This project, funded by
DFID, will involve collaborative research including work on biological
control with parasites, predators and entomopathogenic fungi, pheromone
investigations, economic analyses, development of resistant varieties of
wheat etc.
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Recent reports from Kazakhstan indicate
on average 2-3 million hectares of wheat are affected by Sunn Pest each
year.
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Sunn Pest gregariously
feeding on wheat
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