Emerging technological knowledge is leading into new ventures. One such of these is the conversion of vegetable oils to polymers to augment the use of petroleum products as the source of polymeric raw materials. Vegetable oils, such as palm oil and soyabean oil, now mainly used in the food industry, could offer alternative applications for […]

Aerial spraying with a Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) product in Estate A resulted in 50% reduction of the Pteroma pendula population by 30 days after treatment (DAT). In Estate B, the bagworm population was completely under control whilst at Estate C, bagworm larval instars decreased by 90% from 0 to 30 DAT. The Bt aerial spray […]