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Look for a company that offers a warranty or guarantee on their services. This shows confidence in their work and ensures they'll address any re-infestation issues within a reasonable timeframe.

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imperialism and science reading list

edited: by popular demand, now with much longer list of books

Of course Katherine McKittrick and Kathryn Yusoff.

People like Achille Mbembe, Pratik Chakrabarti, Rohan Deb Roy, Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, and Elizabeth Povinelli have written some “classics” and they track the history/historiography of US/European scientific institutions and their origins in extraction, plantations, race/slavery, etc.

Two articles I’d recommend as a summary/primer:

Zaheer Baber. “The Plants of Empire: Botanic Gardens, Colonial Power and Botanical Knowledge.” Journal of Contemporary Asia. May 2016.

Kathryn Yusoff. “The Inhumanities.” Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 2020.

Then probably:

Irene Peano, Marta Macedo, and Colette Le Petitcorps. “Introduction: Viewing Plantations at the Intersection of Political Ecologies and Multiple Space-Times.” Global Plantations in the Modern World: Sovereignties, Ecologies, Afterlives. 2023.

Sharae Deckard. “Paradise Discourse, Imperialism, and Globalization: Exploiting Eden.” 2010. (Chornological overview of development of knowledge/institutions in relationship with race, slavery, profit as European empires encountered new lands and peoples.)

Gregg Mitman. “Forgotten Paths of Empire: Ecology, Disease, and Commerce in the Making of Liberia’s Plantation Economy.” Environmental History. 2017, (Interesting case study. US corporations were building fruit plantations in Latin America and rubber plantations in West Africa during the 1920s. Medical doctors, researchers, and academics made a strong alliance these corporations to advance their careers and solidify their institutions. By 1914, the director of Harvard’s Department of Tropical Medicine was also simultaneously the director of the Laboratories of the Hospitals of the United Fruit Company, which infamously and brutally occupied Central America. This same Harvard doctor was also a shareholder in rubber plantations, and had a close personal relationship with the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which occupied West Africa.)

Elizabeth DeLoughrey. “Globalizing the Routes of Breadfruit and Other Bounties.”  2008. (Case study of how British wealth and industrial development built on botany. Examines Joseph Banks; Kew Gardens; breadfruit; British fear of labor revolts; and the simultaneous colonizing of the Caribbean and the South Pacific.)

Elizabeth DeLoughrey. “Satellite Planetarity and the Ends of the Earth.” 2014. (Indigenous knowledge systems; “nuclear colonialism”; US empire in the Pacific; space/satellites; the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.)

Fahim Amir. “Cloudy Swords.” e-flux Journal #115, February 2021. (”Pest control”; termites; mosquitoes; fear of malaria and other diseases during German colonization of Africa and US occupations of Panama and the wider Caribbean; origins of some US institutions and the evolution of these institutions into colonial, nationalist, and then NGO forms over twentieth century.)

Some of the earlier generalist classic books that explicitly looked at science as a weapon of empires:

Schiebinger’s Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World; Delbourgo’s and Dew’s Science and Empire in the Atlantic World; the anthology Colonial Botany: Science, Commerce, and Politics in the Early Modern World; Canzares-Esquerra’s Nature, Empire, and Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World.

One of the quintessential case studies of science in the service of empire is the British pursuit of quinine and the inoculation of their soldiers and colonial administrators to safeguard against malaria in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia at the height of their power. But there are so many other exemplary cases: Britain trying to domesticate and transplant breadfruit from the South Pacific to the Caribbean to feed laborers to prevent slave uprisings during the age of the Haitian Revolution. British colonial administrators smuggling knowledge of tea cultivation out of China in order to set up tea plantations in Assam. Eugenics, race science, biological essentialism, etc. in the early twentieth century. With my interests, my little corner of exposure/experience has to do mostly with conceptions of space/place; interspecies/multispecies relationships; borderlands and frontiers; Caribbean; Latin America; islands. So, a lot of these recs are focused there. But someone else would have better recs, especially depending on your interests. For example, Chakrabarti writes about history of medicine/healthcare. Paravisini-Gebert about extinction and Caribbean relationship to animals/landscape. Deb Roy focuses on insects and colonial administration in South Asia. Some scholars focus on the historiography and chronological trajectory of “modernity” or “botany” or “universities/academia,”, while some focus on Early Modern Spain or Victorian Britain or twentieth-century United States by region. With so much to cover, that’s why I’d recommend the articles above, since they’re kinda like overviews.Generally I read more from articles, essays, and anthologies, rather than full-length books.

Some other nice articles:

(On my blog, I’ve got excerpts from all of these articles/essays, if you want to search for or read them.)

Katherine McKittrick. “Dear April: The Aesthetics of Black Miscellanea.” Antipode. First published September 2021.

Katherine McKittrick. “Plantation Futures.” Small Axe. 2013.

Antonio Lafuente and Nuria Valverde. “Linnaean Botany and Spanish Imperial Biopolitics.” A chapter in: Colonial Botany: Science, Commerce, and Politics in the Early Modern World. 2004.

Kathleen Susan Murphy. “A Slaving Surgeon’s Collection: The Pursuit of Natural History through the British Slave Trade to Spanish America.” 2019. And also: “The Slave Trade and Natural Science.” In: Oxford Bibliographies in Atlantic History. 2016.

Timothy J. Yamamura. “Fictions of Science, American Orientalism, and the Alien/Asian of Percival Lowell.” 2017.

Elizabeth Bentley. “Between Extinction and Dispossession: A Rhetorical Historiography of the Last Palestinian Crocodile (1870-1935).” 2021.

Pratik Chakrabarti. “Gondwana and the Politics of Deep Past.” Past & Present 242:1. 2019.

Jonathan Saha. “Colonizing elephants: animal agency, undead capital and imperial science in British Burma.” BJHS Themes. British Society for the History of Science. 2017.

Zoe Chadwick. “Perilous plants, botanical monsters, and (reverse) imperialism in fin-de-siecle literature.” The Victorianist: BAVS Postgraduates. 2017.

Dante Furioso: “Sanitary Imperialism.” Jeremy Lee Wolin: “The Finest Immigration Station in the World.” Serubiri Moses. “A Useful Landscape.” Andrew Herscher and Ana Maria Leon. “At the Border of Decolonization.” All from e-flux.

William Voinot-Baron. “Inescapable Temporalities: Chinook Salmon and the Non-Sovereignty of Co-Management in Southwest Alaska.” 2019.

Rohan Deb Roy. “White ants, empire, and entomo-politics in South Asia.” The Historical Journal. 2 October 2019.  

Rohan Deb Roy. “Introduction: Nonhuman Empires.” Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 35 (1). May 2015.

Lawrence H. Kessler. “Entomology and Empire: Settler Colonial Science  and the Campaign for Hawaiian Annexation.” Arcadia (Spring 2017).

Sasha Litvintseva and Beny Wagner. “Monster as Medium: Experiments in Perception in Early Modern Science and Film.” e-flux. March 2021.

Lesley Green. “The Changing of the Gods of Reason: Cecil John Rhodes, Karoo Fracking, and the Decolonizing of the Anthropocene.” e-flux Journal Issue #65. May 2015.

Martin Mahony. “The Enemy is Nature: Military Machines and Technological Bricolage in Britain’s ‘Great Agricultural Experiment.’“ Environment and Society Portal, Arcadia. Spring 2021. 

Anna Boswell. “Anamorphic Ecology, or the Return of the Possum.” 2018. And; “Climates of Change: A Tuatara’s-Eye View.”2020. And: “Settler Sanctuaries and the Stoat-Free State." 2017.

Katherine Arnold. “Hydnora Africana: The ‘Hieroglyphic Key’ to Plant Parasitism.” Journal of the History of Ideas - JHI Blog - Dispatches from the Archives. 21 July 2021.

Helen F. Wilson. “Contact zones: Multispecies scholarship through Imperial Eyes.” Environment and Planning. July 2019.

Tom Brooking and Eric Pawson. “Silences of Grass: Retrieving the Role of Pasture Plants in the Development of New Zealand and the British Empire.” The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. August 2007.

Kirsten Greer. “Zoogeography and imperial defence: Tracing the contours of the Neactic region in  the temperate North Atlantic, 1838-1880s.” Geoforum Volume 65. October 2015. And: “Geopolitics and the Avian Imperial Archive: The Zoogeography of Region-Making in the Nineteenth-Century British Mediterranean.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 2013,

Marco Chivalan Carrillo and Silvia Posocco. “Against Extraction in Guatemala: Multispecies Strategies in Vampiric Times.” International Journal of Postcolonial Studies. April 2020.

Laura Rademaker. “60,000 years is not forever: ‘time revolutions’ and Indigenous pasts.” Postcolonial Studies. September 2021.

Paulo Tavares. “The Geological Imperative: On the Political Ecology of the Amazon’s Deep History.” Architecture in the Anthropocene. Edited by Etienne Turpin. 2013.

Kathryn Yusoff. “Geologic Realism: On the Beach of Geologic Time.” Social Text. 2019. And: “The Anthropocene and Geographies of Geopower.” Handbook on the Geographies of Power. 2018. And: “Climates of sight: Mistaken visbilities, mirages and ‘seeing beyond’ in Antarctica.” In: High Places: Cultural Geographies of Mountains, Ice and Science. 2008. And:“Geosocial Formations and the Anthropocene.” 2017. And: “An Interview with Elizabeth Grosz: Geopower, Inhumanism and the Biopolitical.” 2017.

Mara Dicenta. “The Beavercene: Eradication and Settler-Colonialism in Tierra del Fuego.” Arcadia. Spring 2020.

And then here are some books:

Africa as a Living Laboratory: Empire, Development, and the Problem of Scientific Knowledge, 1870-1950 (Helen Tilley, 2011); Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World (Londa Schiebinger, 2004)

Red Coats and Wild Birds: How Military Ornithologists and Migrant Birds Shaped Empire (Kirsten A. Greer); The Empirical Empire: Spanish Colonial Rule and the Politics of Knowledge (Arndt Brendecke, 2016); Medicine and Empire, 1600-1960 (Pratik Chakrabarti, 2014)

Anglo-European Science and the Rhetoric of Empire: Malaria, Opium, and British Rule in India, 1756-1895 (Paul Winther); Peoples on Parade: Exhibitions, Empire, and Anthropology in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Sadiah Qureshi, 2011); Unfreezing the Arctic: Science, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Inuit Lands (Andrew Stuhl)

Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture (Britt Rusert, 2017); Pasteur’s Empire: Bacteriology and Politics in France, Its Colonies, and the World (Aro Velmet, 2022); Colonizing Animals: Interspecies Empire in Myanmar (Jonathan Saha)

The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa (Bernhard Gissibl, 2019); Curious Encounters: Voyaging, Collecting, and Making Knowledge in the Long Eighteenth Century (Edited by Adriana Craciun and Mary Terrall, 2019)

Frontiers of Science: Imperialism and Natural Knowledge in the Gulf South Borderlands, 1500-1850 (Cameron B. Strang); The Ends of Paradise: Race, Extraction, and the Struggle for Black Life in Honduras (Chirstopher A. Loperena, 2022); Mining Language: Racial Thinking, Indigenous Knowledge, and Colonial Metallurgy in the Early Modern Iberian World (Allison Bigelow, 2020); The Herds Shot Round the World: Native Breeds and the British Empire, 1800-1900 (Rebecca J.H. Woods); American Tropics: The Caribbean Roots of Biodiversity Science (Megan Raby, 2017); Producing Mayaland: Colonial Legacies, Urbanization, and the Unfolding of Global Capitalism (Claudia Fonseca Alfaro, 2023)

Domingos Alvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World (James Sweet, 2011); A Temperate Empire: Making Climate Change in Early America (Anya Zilberstein, 2016); Educating the Empire: American Teachers and Contested Colonization in the Philippines (Sarah Steinbock-Pratt, 2019); Soundings and Crossings: Doing Science at Sea, 1800-1970 (Edited by Anderson, Rozwadowski, et al, 2016)

Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai’i and Oceania (Maile Arvin); Overcoming Niagara: Canals, Commerce, and Tourism in the Niagara-Great Lakes Borderland Region, 1792-1837 (Janet Dorothy Larkin, 2018); A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic (Michael A. Verney, 2022); In the Museum of Man: Race, Anthropology, and Empire in France, 1850-1960 (Alice Conklin, 2013)

Visible Empire: Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment (Daniela Cleichmar, 2012); Tea Environments and Plantation Culture: Imperial Disarray in Eastern India (Arnab Dey, 2022); Drugs on the Page: Pharmacopoeias and Healing Knowledge in the Early Modern Atlantic World (Edited by Crawford and Gabriel, 2019)

Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment (Hi’ilei Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart, 2022); In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokkohama (Eric Tagliacozzo); Yellow Fever, Race, and Ecology in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans (Urmi Engineer Willoughby, 2017); Turning Land into Capital: Development and Dispossession in the Mekong Region (Edited by Hirsch, et al, 2022); Mining the Borderlands: Industry, Capital, and the Emergence of Engineers in the Southwest Territories, 1855-1910 (Sarah E.M. Grossman, 2018)

Knowing Manchuria: Environments, the Senses, and Natural Knowledge on an Asian Borderland (Ruth Rogaski); Colonial Fantasies, Imperial Realities: Race Science and the Making of Polishness on the Fringes of the German Empire, 1840-1920 (Lenny A. Urena Valerio); Against the Map: The Politics of Geography in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Adam Sills, 2021)

Under Osman’s Tree: The Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Environmental History (Alan Mikhail, 2017); Imperial Nature: Joseph Hooker and the Practices of Victorian Science (Jim Endersby); Proving Grounds: Militarized Landscapes, Weapons Testing, and the Environmental Impact of U.S. Bases (Edited by Edwin Martini, 2015)

Colonial Botany: Science, Commerce, and Politics in the Early Modern World (Multiple authors, 2007); Space in the Tropics: From Convicts to Rockets in French Guiana (Peter Redfield); Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850 (Andrew Togert, 2015); Dust Bowls of Empire: Imperialism, Environmental Politics, and the Injustice of ‘Green’ Capitalism (Hannah Holleman, 2016); Postnormal Conservation: Botanic Gardens and the Reordering of Biodiversity Governance (Katja Grotzner Neves, 2019)

Botanical Entanglements: Women, Natural Science, and the Arts in Eighteenth-Century England (Anna K. Sagal, 2022); The Platypus and the Mermaid and Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination (Harriet Ritvo); Rubber and the Making of Vietnam: An Ecological History, 1897-1975 (Michitake Aso); A Billion Black Anthropocenes or None (Kathryn Yusoff, 2018); Staple Security: Bread and Wheat in Egypt (Jessica Barnes, 2023); No Wood, No Kingdom: Political Ecology in the English Atlantic (Keith Pluymers); Planting Empire, Cultivating Subjects: British Malaya, 1768-1941 (Lynn Hollen Lees, 2017); Fish, Law, and Colonialism: The Legal Capture of Salmon in British Columbia (Douglas C. Harris, 2001); Everywhen: Australia and the Language of Deep Time (Edited by Ann McGrath, Laura Rademaker, and Jakelin Troy); Subject Matter: Technology, the Body, and Science on the Anglo-American Frontier, 1500-1676 (Joyce Chaplin, 2001)

American Lucifers: The Dark History of Artificial Light, 1750-1865 (Jeremy Zallen); Ruling Minds: Psychology in the British Empire (Erik Linstrum, 2016); Lakes and Empires in Macedonian History: Contesting the Water (James Pettifer and Mirancda Vickers, 2021); Inscriptions of Nature: Geology and the Naturalization of Antiquity (Pratik Chakrabarti); Seeds of Control: Japan’s Empire of Forestry in Colonial Korea (David Fedman)

Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination (Julie Cruikshank); The Fishmeal Revolution: The Industrialization of the Humboldt Current Ecosystem (Kristin A. Wintersteen, 2021); The Earth on Show: Fossils and the Poetics of Popular Science, 1802-1856 (Ralph O’Connor); An Imperial Disaster: The Bengal Cyclone of 1876 (Benjamin Kingsbury, 2018); Geographies of City Science: Urban Life and Origin Debates in Late Victorian Dublin (Tanya O’Sullivan, 2019)

American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe (John Krige, 2006); Carnal Knowledge and Imperial Power: Race and the Intimate in Colonial Rule (Ann Laura Stoler, 2002); Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire (Faisal H. Husain, 2021);

The Sanitation of Brazil: Nation, State, and Public Health, 1889-1930 (Gilberto Hochman, 2016); The Imperial Security State: British Colonial Knowledge and Empire-Building in Asia (James Hevia); Japan’s Empire of Birds: Aristocrats, Anglo-Americans, and Transwar Ornithology (Annika A. Culver, 2022)

Moral Ecology of a Forest: The Nature Industry and Maya Post-Conservation (Jose E. Martinez, 2021); Sound Relations: Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska (Jessica Bissette Perea, 2021); Citizens and Rulers of the World: The American Child and the Cartographic Pedagogies of Empire (Mashid Mayar); Anthropology and Antihumanism in Imperial Germany (Andrew Zimmerman, 2001)

The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century (Multiple authors, 2016); The Nature of Slavery: Environment and Plantation Labor in the Anglo-Atlantic World (Katherine Johnston, 2022); Seeking the American Tropics: South Florida’s Early Naturalists (James A. Kushlan, 2020); The Postwar Origins of the Global Environment: How the United Nations Built Spaceship Earth (Perrin Selcer, 2018)

The Colonial Life of Pharmaceuticals: Medicines and Modernity in Vietnam (Laurence Monnais); Quinoa: Food Politics and Agrarian Life in the Andean Highlands (Linda J. Seligmann, 2023) ; Critical Animal Geographies: Politics, intersections and hierarchies in a multispecies world (Edited by Kathryn Gillespie and Rosemary-Claire Collard, 2017); Spawning Modern Fish: Transnational Comparison in the Making of Japanese Salmon (Heather Ann Swanson, 2022); Imperial Visions: Nationalist Imagination and Geographical Expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840-1865 (Mark Bassin, 2000); The Usufructuary Ethos: Power, Politics, and Environment in the Long Eighteenth Century (Erin Drew, 2022)

Intimate Eating: Racialized Spaces and Radical Futures (Anita Mannur, 2022); On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World: A History of Lake Tanganyika, 1830-1890 (Philip Gooding, 2022); All Things Harmless, Useful, and Ornamental: Environmental Transformation Through Species Acclimitization, from Colonial Australia to the World (Pete Minard, 2019)

Practical Matter: Newton’s Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687-1851 (Margaret Jacob and Larry Stewart); Visions of Nature: How Landscape Photography Shaped Setller Colonialism (Jarrod Hore, 2022); Timber and Forestry in Qing China: Sustaining the Market (Meng Zhang, 2021); The World and All the Things upon It: Native Hawaiian Geographies of Exploration (David A. Chang);

Deep Cut: Science, Power, and the Unbuilt Interoceanic Canal (Christine Keiner); Writing the New World: The Politics of Natural History in the Early Spanish Empire (Mauro Jose Caraccioli); Two Years below the Horn: Operation Tabarin, Field Science, and Antarctic Sovereignty, 1944-1946 (Andrew Taylor, 2017); Mapping Water in Dominica: Enslavement and Environment under Colonialism (Mark W. Hauser, 2021)

To Master the Boundless Sea: The US Navy, the Marine Environment, and the Cartography of Empire (Jason Smith, 2018); Fir and Empire: The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China (Ian Matthew Miller, 2020); Breeds of Empire: The ‘Invention’ of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950 (Sandra Swart and Greg Bankoff, 2007)

Science on the Roof of the World: Empire and the Remaking of the Himalaya (Lachlan Fleetwood, 2022); Cattle Colonialism: An Environmental History of the Conquest of California and Hawai’i (John Ryan Fisher, 2017); Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942 (Timothy P. Barnard, 2019)

An Ecology of Knowledges: Fear, Love, and Technoscience in Guatemalan Forest Conservation (Micha Rahder, 2020); Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta: The Making of Calcutta (Debjani Bhattacharyya, 2018);  Imperial Bodies in London: Empire, Mobility, and the Making of British Medicine, 1880-1914 (Kristen Hussey, 2021)

Biotic Borders: Transpacific Plant and Insect Migration and the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism in America, 1890-1950 (Jeannie N. Shinozuka); Coral Empire: Underwater Oceans, Colonial Tropics, Visual Modernity (Ann Elias, 2019); Hunting Africa: British Sport, African Knowledge and the Nature of Empire (Angela Thompsell, 2015)

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Growth Strategies Adopted by Major Players in Turf Protection Market

In the dynamic landscape of the turf protection industry, key players like Syngenta Crop Protection AG (Switzerland), UPL Limited (India), Corteva Agriscience (US), Nufarm (US), Bayer AG (Germany), and BASF SE (Germany) are at the forefront of innovation and market expansion. These industry leaders are driving growth through strategic initiatives such as partnerships, acquisitions, and cutting-edge product developments, solidifying their positions as influential forces in shaping the future of the turf protection industry. Their efforts not only enhance their global presence but also set new benchmarks for industry standards and customer expectations. The global turf protection market size is estimated to reach $8.1 billion by 2028, growing at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). The market size was valued $6.4 billion in 2023.

Top Global Turf Protection Leaders to Watch in 2024

· Syngenta Crop Protection AG (Switzerland)

· UPL Limited (India)

· Corteva Agriscience (US)

· Nufarm (US)

· Bayer AG (Germany)

· BASF SE (Germany)

· SDS Biotech K.K. (Japan)

· AMVAC Chemical Corporation (US)

· Bioceres Crop Solutions (Argentina)

· Colin Campbell (Chemicals) Pty Ltd (Australia)

· ICL Group Ltd. (US)

Investments and Innovations: Key Strategies of Top Turf Protection Companies

🌱 Syngenta Crop Protection AG: Leading the Way in Integrated Pest Management

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, a global agribusiness based in Switzerland, operates prominently in the crop protection and seeds markets. The company offers a comprehensive range of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and seed treatments, helping growers worldwide enhance agricultural productivity and food quality. With a presence in over 90 countries, Syngenta’s reach is truly global. In October 2020, Syngenta further strengthened its position by acquiring Valagro, a leading biologicals company. Valagro’s strong presence in Europe, North America, Asia, and Latin America complements Syngenta’s existing crop protection chemicals. This acquisition allows Syngenta to offer more integrated pest management strategies that reduce reliance on synthetic chemicals, while Valagro’s expertise in plant nutrition promotes healthier turfgrass growth and improved soil health.

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🌍 UPL Limited: Innovating Turf Management Solutions Globally

UPL Limited, formerly known as United Phosphorus Limited, is a global agrochemical company based in India, providing a wide range of agricultural solutions, including crop protection products, seeds, and post-harvest solutions. UPL is a key player in turf management, offering innovative solutions for golf courses, sports fields, and other turf areas. Their product portfolio includes herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and plant growth regulators, all designed to enhance turf quality and health while effectively controlling pests and diseases. Operating in over 130 countries across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, UPL has 28 manufacturing sites worldwide, solidifying its position as a leader in the global turf protection market.

🏆 Bayer AG: Streamlining for a Focused Future in Turf Protection

Bayer AG, a multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, operates across three business segments: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, and Crop Science. The company’s Crop Science division caters to the turf protection market, offering products such as herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. With operations in over 90 countries, including regions like North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, Bayer maintains a strong global presence. In March 2022, Bayer sold its Environmental Science Professional business, which includes turf protection products, to private equity firm Cinven for USD 2.6 billion. This strategic divestment is part of Bayer’s ongoing efforts to streamline its portfolio and concentrate on core businesses, ensuring a more focused approach to its future operations.

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Iggy the Stray Dog - ch2 (1/2)

Author: Otsuichi

Original concept: Araki Hirohiko

Originally published: JOJO Magazine 2022 Spring

*** This is a fan translation made purely for entertainment. Please do not repost/reuse/etc without my permission and credit! ***

Note: Since the next three chapters are very long and I don't want to keep you waiting forever, I decided to split them up into 2-3 parts. Thank you for your patience, I'm super excited to deliver the rest of this short novel!

Manhattan Island is located at the mouth of the Hudson river. It is four kilometers in width, twenty kilometers in length, a sandbank elongated in a north-south direction. Navigator Henry Hudson discovered it in 1609 and it is said that the Dutch East India Company purchased it from Native Americans for 24 dollars in 1626. Its name Manhattan translates to „the island of many hills” in their language.

The morning after my arrival, the air is still clouded by yellow. White steam rises from the gutters all over. I buy a toasted sandwich at a corner store to eat. Crispy bacon and fresh lettuce are held between fragnant bread.

I take the subway on my way to the city center to participate in the „stray dog hunt”. Passing ticket control and ascending the stairs, I find myself in a desolate place. It is a district with empty bear cans lying around and closed shutters of shops bearing graffiti. On one side stands a brick building, the ground floor offices of which belong to a company specializing in pest extermination.

Its name is Reliable Pest Control Services, or RPCS for short. In addition to pest control, they undertake everything from vermin extermination and cleaning up buildings to waste management. At this time, the Speedwagon Foundation has contacted the manager, requesting their help capturing Iggy in exchange for financial support.

As I state the purpose of my visit at the reception desk, a large, middle-aged Spaniard shows up. His stern face looks like it was carved from stone, and three vertical lines run down across his right eye – they seem to be claw marks.

„You’re Avdol, right? The chief told me about you. So you wanna catch that damn Boston Terrier?”

„My American friend has entrusted me with this request.”

„I’ll let you watch, just make sure you’re not bothering us!”

„All right. For now, I would like to study your work. I won’t intervene or disturb you, I’ll just watch from a distance.”

„Admirable attitude, Egyptian.”

The Spaniard leads me inside the office. It is like a labyrinth of miscellaneous packages piled up on top of each other with desks, blackboards, a billiard table, a darts board and empty liquor bottles in the gaps between them. On an old sofa set, four men are gathered, exhaling cigarette smoke and playing poker.

„These guys are my team,” introduces them the Spaniard. The men put down their cards, turning their gazes to me, as if to observe me.  They all have vulgar faces. One of them clicks his tongue, putting out the cigarette he’s been smoking on an ashtray. He is a large, white man resembling a rugby player.

„So you’re the Foundation’s buddy? The chief told us if we keep an eye out for you the Speedwagon Foundation would pay us a nice sum. But y’know, this is a lot of extra work for us.”

„I will not bother you. All I wish is to stand by and watch your work from a distance, to see how the dog could be captured. I don’t believe that would increase your work at all.”

„You coming with us means you’ll be taking up a seat in the car. We’ll have to take less equipment like that!”

They are going to drive to Manhattan Island in two cars, one of them a van equipped with dog cages. The space in the vehicles is crammed with all sorts of nets and traps, tranquilizer guns and such. It appears that with my participation, they can load a lot less into the cars. The Spaniard tries to calm down the man.

„Hey, don’t say that. It’s not like animal traps are any good against that Boston Terrier, we’d be bringing them for nothing.” He pulled me away from the men. „They’re just pissed because that shitty dog got the best of them.”

„What do you mean by animal traps?”

„Cages you can’t leave once you’re caught in them, like bear traps. You know bear traps, right? Like the Gustave Courbet painting, „Fox caught in a trap”? The iron trap that the fox’s leg is stuck in. But no such trap can catch that Boston Terrier, they were useless even with his favourite coffee chewing gum inside. I don’t know how but he just ran away with the chewing gum, without triggering the trap.”

A map hangs on the wall, the places where Iggy have been spotted marked on it. He has been seen all over Manhattan. Wall Street, Times Square, he even seems to be frequenting the ferry to Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty.

„I made some posters with his image and put them up all over Manhattan. I wrote on it that we’ll reward anyone that has any news, so we got some information from the citizens.”

He shows me an actual poster. Drawn on it is a foolish image of a Boston Terrier, drool dripping from his mouth.

„The claw marks on your face, was that also him?”

„A while ago we tried strike him down when he was taking a nap. We got a report and when we rushed there, he was basking in the sun, snoring like hell. I decided to shoot him with a tranquilizer gun from a distance. As I pointed the gun at him and aimed, he woke up but didn’t try to run away. He saw us and yawned without a care in the world. I pulled the trigger and a tranquilizer dart shot out. My aim was sure, no doubt about it.”

However, the dart didn’t hit its target. It flipped midair in front of the Boston Terrier, just as if it was being blocked by something invisible.

„I dunno why. Maybe it was a faulty dart, it changed its direction in the middle of its track. We had to try and catch him with a net, but that damn dog jumped up and scratched my face. He tore out some of my hair and farted once before escaping us. It’s a mystery what he ate that made him fart like that but it was putrid.”

I’m thinking about the invisible thing that was said to have deflected the tranquilizer dart. There was no way the dart was faulty. They couldn’t see it. Something invisible was present before Iggy and it protected him. I have a pretty good idea what that mysterious something could have been.

A bell’s sound echoes in the RPCS office. The staff member from the reception desk at the front entrance calls out to us. The men playing poker stand, leaving the room running.

„Where are you going?”

„The locker room. We’re changing into work clothes and leaving. Tha bell only rings when we get news of someone seeing that damn Boston Terrier. If we don’t hurry, he’ll get away!”

In a matter of minutes, they all finish changing into grey work clothes, getting inside both cars in the garage. I myself accompany them, getting inside the van carrying the cages. The van is driven by a slim, young Black man. The Spaniard sits in the passenger’s seat and I take my place behind them.

„The phone call came from someone living near the Harlem River, they saw that shitty Boston Terrier stealing chewing gum” says the Spaniard, folding out a map to check the route. The two cars take off, rushing towards the area facing Harlem River.

Inside the hurling car, I am debating whether I should tell the man with the strict face sitting before me that the Boston Terrier actually has a name. In the end, I decide not to do so. They wouldn’t care too much for what the dog’s name is anyway.

***

The north-eastern parts of Manhattan are mostly inhabited by immigrants. Most of the people passing us by are Puerto Rican or Mexican, the majority of the conversations I overhear are in Spanish. Many brown mansions stand by the riverside. The city of New York built these for low income citizens and they refer to them as a „project”. There are nearly 2900 of these „projects” in New York City, with roughly 420,000 people inhabiting them. Some apartments are used for drug trafficking, they are a hotbed for crime.

The stray dog hunting team gets out of the vehicles parking on the roadside and sets out looking around the neighborhood. I decide to stick with the Spaniard. First of all, he wants to meet and talk to the person reporting the dog.

The Spaniard approaches a young man of Latin American descent standing by a payphone on a street corner. He smells like marijuana.

„You’re the guys looking for the Boston Terrier, right?”

„Yeah. Can you tell us what you saw?”

„It was just now, like thirty minutes ago. A weird dog came out of that supermarket over there, it was eating something. The store clerk ran after it but it got away. It was black and white. I thought it was a French Bulldog but it had a slim body so I figured it was a Boston Terrier. I called the number from a poster when I saw that.”

The young man rubs his index finger and thumb together in a gesture of requesting his reward. The Spaniard hands him a couple of bank notes but he doesn’t seem impressed.

„Hey, this isn’t even enough for a beer!”

„If you have more info, I’ll give you more.”

The Spaniard sends the young man away and sets off in the direction of said supermarket. It is a small store standing in a dirty, graffiti-covered alleyway.      I call it a supermarket but it is nothing more than a private business, with colourful vegetables on its racks that look fresh and delicious. The store clerk, a fat Black woman, is standing there with a troubled look on her face. The Spaniard calls out to her.

„We heard a Boston Terrier stole some of your merchandise, is that true?”

„Yeah, just look at this!” she beckons. The Spaniard’s work clothes have the logo of his company embroidered, she must know he’s an expert of vermin extermination. Right as we step inside the supermarket we find a candy shelf. The goods have been stolen from it and the empty shelf is sticky with a clear liquid dripping off of it. „It’s just like ’Alien’, isn’t it? The movie. Have you seen it? The monster was drooling just like this.”

The store clerk furrows her brows. The Spaniard takes out a ballpoint pen from his chest pocket, picking up some of the liquid with its end and examining its viscosity and smell.

„It’s drool. Those shelves had coffee flavour chewing gum on them, am I right?”

„Exactly! A small black and white dog devoured it right here. I tried to catch it but it picked up the entire box and ran off. I reported it to the police as well, just in case, but I’m surprised to see that you guys showed up! Then again, there’s so much crime on these streets, the police must be very busy.”

Leaving the store, the Spaniard gets in touch with his men. Each of them carries a transceiver, making it possible to exchange information between each other so long as they are within a couple kilometers radius.

I decide to investigate our surroundings as well. I move through dirty alleyways scattered with trash, looking for a Boston Terrier.

The wind carries the stench of alcohol and urine. It is probably drunks standing in the alleys and taking a piss. A row of cars stand parking on the roadside. It is a lonely street with no people or cars passing by.

Someone from our team is questioning a vagrant, holding the handle of a large net. It is the white man that complained to me in the office and reminded me of a rugby player. It seems like his work clothes were about to burst with his muscles.

„Didn’t you see a dog around here? A small, black and white one. It has a short snout and it farts a lot.”

The vagrant our rugby player is looking down to is an elderly man, leaning back onto a building’s wall as he’s sitting on the ground. He put down a piece of cardboard to make his sitting place more comfortable. His mouth seems to be mumbling something in response to the rugby player’s question, however he can’t form his words properly, having lost all his teeth.

„There... right there...” The vagrant’s words come in fragments. He points a finger at the wall right across the street. I turn to the rugby player.

„I believe this old man is pointing us to around there.”

The rugby player glances at me, turning his gaze to where the vagrant is pointing.

„There’s nothin’ there. Nothin’ strange. Not a Boston Terrier, not a place where a small dog could hide.”

„But this old man is trying to bring our attention to something.”

On the other side of the line of parking cars is nothing but old brick buildings, lined up without so much as a crevice between them. The vagrant is pointing at one of those walls.

The rugby player shakes his head.

„That’s just a wall. We asked the wrong guy. Maybe he’s hallucinating!”

The vagrant, however, keeps on murmuring.

„...weird... how...? It’s gone... I don’t...”

I decide to walk across to the other side of the road.

„Hey, Egyptian! Don’t just do whatever you like! Come back here!” I hear the rugby player’s voice but I ignore him.

I approach the wall the vagrant is pointing to, and trailed a finger along it. Its surface is just slightly damp, but also coarse. It is probably the speckles of sand dancing in the wind that stick to it.

„Hey! Egyptian!”

An odd sense of discomfort comes over me. My finger tracing the wall gets caught in the corner of a brick, which then quickly crumbles. As I try to apply some force, my hand sinks into the brick wall.

„H-hey... what’s that?!”

What we thought to be a brick wall crumbles into sand. It collects into large heaps under my feet and a small alleyway appears on its other side. It looks like there isn’t a crevice between the buildings but in reality, they aren’t stuck together at all. It simply appeared so because the sand’s fine imitation made it look like they were lined up continuously. The vagrant likely found it odd that the alleyway that was supposed to be there disappeared, and tried to bring it to our attention.

Sand speckles dance around me from the collapse. When my vision clears, I realize something is hiding in the dim depths of the alleyway. It is small, small enough for me told hold in my hands.

He is chewing on something very, very loudly. He must have been hiding himself right here all along, creating a fake wall with sand.

„Is that you, Iggy?”

The moment I call his name, the chewing noises stop.

A pair of eyes appears in the dim light. I see the whites of them clearly. Apparently he still remembers his name being ’Iggy’. His self-awareness has him reacting to me calling his name.

Someone grabs my shoulder from behind with great force. It is the rugby player.

„Hey, hey, hey! There he is! I thought it was sand dancing, but there’s a street there now?  Looks like a dead end, so I guess he’s got no choice but to come over here, huh?” He fixes the net in his hands and takes off in the alley’s direction.

„Hey, wait!”

In response to the rugby player approaching him, he gets up on his four legs in the dark. His form is that of a small dog’s, but something is manifesting behind him.

The speckles of sand in the alley rise up, defying gravity, gathering in one place, taking shape seemingly too big to even fit the narrow alleyway behind the dog.

However, the rugby player doesn’t see it. It is a projection of life energy that regular people are unable to detect. Before his eyes, there is nothing but a single small dog.

He charges towards Iggy with his net. The giant behind Iggy moves, picking him up and jumping, scattering sand as it tramples the rugby player. The moment he hits the ground, it rushes out of the narrow alley. Its large body leaps over the line of parking cars with ease.

As it appears in a vast and well-lit place, I can take a good look at it in its entirety. The giant holding Iggy has the appearance of a dog with wheels. Its two front legs are dog-like, but its hind legs are missing, sporting car wheels in their place. On its head it wears feathers resembling Native American ornaments. It is a form blending machinery and organic life, scattering speckles of sand from its entire body.

A Stand. That is what I and my American friend referred as to such entities. Something standing by one’s side like a guardian. This must be the reason behind the odd sand related episodes happening around Iggy.

Stands do not possess a physical body. It is more like Iggy’s guardian. Some would call it a visualization of his psychic powers, others might even claim it as an evil spirit.

Iggy exchanges a glance with me, carried by his own Stand, then turns away as if he’s lost interest in me already. His Stand that leapt over cars so easily rotates its wheels, dashing away on the streets.

The rugby player stands up from where he fell on the ground and calls for assistance with his transceiver.

„He-he’s here! The Boston Terrier! Come right away!” He tries to chase after Iggy instantly, but he fails. The huge mass of sand that until just now has been forming a wall is now covering the ground. Before I could have noticed, it all centered on me. The sand swallows me up to the knee and firmly hardens. Without a doubt this is Iggy’s doing. Pulling as hard as I can, I free my legs but he has already disappeared behind a corner.

„Shit... don’t let him get away!”

The rugby player runs off, and I follow him.

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After the wars, where all these redundant factories that made war chemicals (explosives) were lying around, the Western countries thought that it would be a good idea to market them to the third world. After all, the same industry that makes explosives makes nitrogen fertilizers. And they started to push nitrogen fertilizers, from the 50's onwards, after we [India] became independent. But, nitrogen fertilizers don't do very well with native crops; there's a problem of lodging. So, the whole system then organized itself to redesign the plant in order to take on more chemicals. Bt cotton is a cotton in which a gene has been added from a bacteria to produce a toxin. But the Bt cotton, which is supposed to control pests, has been offered because it's a way for companies to own the seed.

So, farmers get into debt when they get the seed because of the higher cost (17,000% more). They get into deeper debt because it doesn't deliver on the promise of controlling pests. So, they have to buy more pesticides. The tragedy with chemicals, whether it's fertilizers or pesticides is that they are what has been called "ecological narcotics" - the more you use them, the more you need to use them. For a while, the yield of the single commodity climbs. Then, it starts to decline because you have contaminated the soil.

- Vandana Shiva in The True Cost - The Truth of the Clothing Industry

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Best termite treatments

 Termites are a significant threat to homes and businesses, causing extensive damage if left untreated. With the right termite treatment and pest management services, you can protect your property effectively. In this blog, we'll explore the best practices for termite control, including the solutions offered by Hommlie, a leading pest control company in India.

Understanding Termite Infestations:

Termites are often referred to as "silent destroyers" due to their ability to damage wood, flooring, and even the foundations of buildings without immediate signs. Recognizing the signs of a termite infestation early is crucial for effective treatment.

Signs of a Termite Infestation:

Mud tubes: These are tunnels made of soil and saliva that termites use to travel.

Damaged wood: Wood that sounds hollow or is crumbling can indicate termite activity.

Droppings (frass): Tiny pellets near wood structures suggest an infestation.

Swarmers: Winged termites that emerge in large numbers, especially during warmer months.

The Importance of Professional Pest Control:

Hiring a professional pest control service for termite treatment is essential. Experts have the tools and knowledge necessary to assess the situation accurately and implement effective solutions. Hommlie offers comprehensive pest management services, including:

Detailed Inspections: Our team conducts thorough inspections to identify potential problem areas.

Customized Treatment Plans: We develop tailored solutions based on the severity of the infestation.

Ongoing Monitoring: Regular checks ensure your property remains termite-free.

Why Choose Hommlie for Termite Treatment?

1. Advanced Treatment Options:

Hommlie provides advanced termite control services, including liquid termiticides and baiting systems, to eradicate existing infestations and prevent future occurrences.

2. Expertise You Can Trust:

Our professional pest control experts have extensive training in termite management, ensuring that you receive the best pest control services available.

3. Comprehensive Solutions:

From initial inspection to long-term prevention strategies, Hommlie is your all-in-one pest control company. We offer solutions tailored to your unique needs.

Effective Preventive Measures:

Prevention is key to avoiding termite damage. Here are some strategies you can implement:

Moisture Control: Ensure proper drainage around your property to reduce moisture, which attracts termites.

Wood Maintenance: Keep wood piles away from the foundation and seal cracks and crevices in your home.

Regular Inspections: Schedule annual termite inspections with a pest control company near you to catch infestations early.

FAQs About Termite Treatment:

1. What are the best pest control services for termites?

The best pest control services for termites include thorough inspections, targeted treatments, and preventive measures. Hommlie’s termite control services in Bangalore are designed to ensure effective eradication and long-term protection.

2. How can I find termite control services near me?

Search online for "termite control services near me" or "professional pest control." Local companies like Hommlie specialize in termite management and have strong customer reviews.

3. What pest management services does Hommlie offer for termites?

Hommlie offers comprehensive pest management services, including inspections, liquid treatments, baiting systems, and ongoing monitoring to ensure your property remains termite-free.

4. Is hiring a pest control company for termites necessary?

Yes, hiring a professional pest control company is essential for effective termite treatment. Experts can accurately assess the situation and ensure complete eradication.

5. Can I perform termite treatment myself?

While minor termite issues may be manageable with DIY products, severe infestations typically require professional help to prevent costly damage.

6. What are some preventive measures against termites?

Preventive measures include controlling moisture around your property, keeping wood away from the foundation, and scheduling regular inspections.

7. How often should I have termite inspections?

Annual inspections are recommended, or more frequently if you live in an area prone to termite activity.

8. What are the signs of a termite infestation?

Signs include mud tubes, damaged wood, frass, and the presence of swarmers. If you notice these signs, contact a pest control service immediately.

Conclusion:

Protecting your home or business from termites is crucial for maintaining its integrity. With professional termite control services like those offered by Hommlie, you can ensure your property remains safe from these destructive pests. Don’t wait for signs of an infestation—contact us today to schedule a thorough inspection and take the first step toward a termite-free future. 

By investing in professional pest control and staying vigilant, you can safeguard your property from the dangers of termite infestations.

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Bird control And Pest Control Service Provider In Uttar Pradesh India

Comprehensive DBird Control and Pest Control Services in Uttar Pradesh, India

In a rapidly urbanizing world, maintaining a safe and healthy living or working environment is more crucial than ever. For residents and businesses in Uttar Pradesh, investing in professional Bird control And Pest Control Service Provider In Uttar Pradesh India is essential to combat the challenges posed by pests and unwanted birds. This guide explores the importance of these services, common pests and birds in the region, and tips for selecting the right provider.

The Significance of Pest Control

Pest control goes beyond mere eradication; it’s about protecting your health, property, and peace of mind. Here’s why it matters:

Health Protection: Pests can carry harmful diseases. Rodents, for example, are known carriers of leptospirosis, while cockroaches can trigger asthma and allergies. Professional pest control helps safeguard your health.

Property Preservation: Pests like termites can cause severe structural damage that may go unnoticed until it’s too late. Timely intervention can save you from costly repairs.

Comfort and Convenience: A pest-free environment is vital for your comfort. Whether at home or in a business, dealing with pests can be stressful and disruptive.

Regulatory Compliance: For businesses, maintaining a pest-free environment is often a requirement for compliance with health and safety regulations.

Common Pests and Birds in Uttar Pradesh

Common Pests

Termites: Known as "silent destroyers," termites can compromise wooden structures, leading to extensive damage before detection.

Rodents: Mice and rats can invade properties, contaminating food and posing health risks.

Cockroaches: These resilient pests can thrive in various conditions, spreading bacteria and allergens.

Bed Bugs: Increasingly prevalent, bed bugs disrupt sleep and can be challenging to eliminate without professional help.

Ants: Various species can invade kitchens and homes, foraging for food and creating nests in unwanted areas.

Common Birds

Pigeons: Often found in urban environments, pigeons can cause significant health hazards with their droppings, which can corrode surfaces and pose slip hazards.

Crows: Intelligent but noisy, crows can scavenge and create disturbances, leading to complaints from residents.

Sparrows: While generally harmless, sparrows can create nests in undesirable areas, leading to property damage and sanitation issues.

Benefits of Professional DBird Control and Pest Control Services

1. Expertise and Knowledge

Professionals in pest control possess specialized training to identify various pests and understand their behaviors and habitats. This expertise enables them to develop effective treatment strategies tailored to your specific issues.

2. Safe and Eco-Friendly Practices

Reputable pest control providers prioritize environmentally friendly methods that minimize harm to humans, pets, and the ecosystem. They use safe products and techniques to ensure effective pest management while protecting the environment.

3. Customized Solutions

Every property is unique, and so are pest problems. Professional services conduct thorough inspections and create customized plans to address specific pest challenges, ensuring optimal results.

4. Ongoing Prevention

The best pest control companies don’t just eliminate existing pests; they also offer preventative measures to keep them from returning. This may include sealing entry points, offering maintenance advice, and scheduling regular inspections.

5. Peace of Mind

Having professionals handle your pest control needs allows you to focus on your life or business without the constant worry of pest infestations. It brings peace of mind knowing that your environment is being monitored and maintained.

How to Choose the Right DBird Control and Pest Control Service Provider

1. Research Local Options

Begin by searching for pest control companies in Uttar Pradesh. Read online reviews and testimonials to assess customer satisfaction and service quality. Word-of-mouth referrals can also provide valuable insights.

2. Verify Credentials

Ensure that the company is licensed and certified to operate in your area. This not only guarantees compliance with local regulations but also reflects their commitment to professionalism.

3. Experience Matters

Select a provider with extensive experience in managing the specific pests and birds you are dealing with. Experienced professionals are more likely to have effective solutions for your unique challenges.

4. Comprehensive Service Offerings

Opt for a company that provides a wide range of services, including DBird control and various pest management strategies. This ensures you can rely on them for multiple pest-related needs.

5. Focus on Eco-Friendly Practices

If environmental sustainability is a priority for you, look for companies that utilize eco-friendly pest control methods. This approach minimizes risks to your family, pets, and the environment.

6. Evaluate Customer Service

A responsive and knowledgeable customer service team is crucial. Choose a provider that is willing to answer your questions, explain their processes, and provide ongoing support throughout your pest control journey.

7. Transparent Pricing

Request quotes from multiple providers and compare their pricing structures. Ensure that the company is transparent about its fees and any additional costs that may arise during the process.

Conclusion

Investing in professional Bird control And Pest Control Service Provider In Uttar Pradesh India in Uttar Pradesh, India, is essential for maintaining a safe and healthy environment. These services not only protect your home or business from pests and birds but also enhance your overall quality of life.

By selecting a trusted provider, you can benefit from their expertise, safe practices, and tailored solutions, ensuring that pests and unwanted birds are effectively managed. Don’t let these nuisances disrupt your life—reach out to a reliable pest control service today and take the first step toward a pest-free future!

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Pest management services in India cater to the crucial need of controlling and preventing the proliferation of pests that pose threats to public health, agriculture, and infrastructure. 

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ISO 22000 Certification in Bangalore: Ensuring Food Safety Management

In today's globalized world, food safety has become a paramount concern. With the increasing complexity of the food supply chain, ensuring that food products are safe for consumption is critical. ISO 22000 Certification in Bangalore offers a comprehensive framework for organizations involved in the food industry to manage food safety effectively. This article delves into the significance of ISO 22000 certification, the process of obtaining it, and its benefits, particularly in the bustling city of Bangalore.

What is ISO 22000?

ISO 22000 is an international standard that specifies the requirements for a food safety management system (FSMS). It applies to all organizations in the food supply chain, from farms and food processors to retailers and catering services. The standard aims to ensure that food is safe at every stage of production and delivery, promoting the health and well-being of consumers.

Key Components of ISO 22000

Interactive Communication: Effective communication is crucial among all stakeholders in the food supply chain. This includes sharing information about food safety hazards and how to manage them.

System Management:ISO 22000 Services in Bangalore  the importance of integrating food safety into the overall management system of an organization. This holistic approach ensures that food safety is a priority at all levels.

Prerequisite Programs (PRPs): These are essential practices and conditions that enable the production of safe food. PRPs might include sanitation, pest control, and employee hygiene.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP): A key component of ISO 22000, HACCP involves identifying potential hazards in the food production process and establishing critical control points to mitigate those risks.

Importance of ISO 22000 Certification in Bangalore

Bangalore, known as the Silicon Valley of India, has a rapidly growing food industry. With numerous food startups, restaurants, and processing units emerging, the need for a robust food safety management system is greater than ever. Here’s why ISO 22000 certification is particularly vital in this city:

1. Regulatory Compliance

With increasing regulations concerning food safety, obtaining ISO 22000 Implementation in Bangalore  helps businesses comply with local and international food safety laws. This is especially important for companies looking to export their products.

2. Consumer Trust

In a city where food trends change rapidly, consumers are becoming more conscious about what they eat. ISO 22000 certification assures customers that an organization is committed to food safety, thereby enhancing brand trust and loyalty.

3. Market Advantage

In a competitive market, certification can set a business apart. Companies with ISO 22000 certification can leverage it as a marketing tool, attracting more clients and increasing sales.

4. Risk Management

Implementing an FSMS helps organizations identify and mitigate food safety risks proactively. This not only protects consumers but also minimizes the financial impact of potential food safety incidents.

The Certification Process

Obtaining ISO 22000 certification involves several steps:

1. Pre-Assessment

Organizations can conduct a pre-assessment to identify gaps in their current food safety management systems. This step helps in understanding the requirements of the standard.

2. Implementation

After identifying gaps, organizations should work on implementing the necessary processes and procedures required by ISO 22000. This may include training staff, updating documentation, and establishing PRPs.

3. Internal Audit

Once the FSMS is implemented, conducting an internal audit is essential to evaluate the effectiveness of the system and ensure compliance with ISO 22000 Audit in Bangalore.

4. Certification Audit

The organization then schedules an audit with an accredited certification body. The auditors will assess the FSMS against ISO 22000 requirements.

5. Continuous Improvement

After achieving certification, it’s important to maintain and continually improve the FSMS. This involves regular audits, management reviews, and updates to procedures based on new risks or changes in regulations.

Choosing a Certification Body in Bangalore

When seeking ISO 22000 certification, selecting a reputable certification body is crucial. Factors to consider include:

Accreditation: Ensure the certification body is accredited by a recognized national or international authority.

Experience: Choose a body with experience in your specific industry sector.

Customer Reviews: Research feedback from other organizations that have used their services.

ISO 22000 Certification is an internationally recognized standard that outlines the requirements for a food safety management system. It is designed to ensure the safety of food throughout the supply chain, from production to consumption. B2BCERT offers comprehensive guidance and support to businesses seeking ISO 22000 Consultants in Bangalore helping them implement best practices in food safety, enhance operational efficiency, and meet regulatory requirements. Achieving this certification demonstrates a commitment to food safety and boosts credibility in the global market.

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Biorational Pesticides Market Overview, Growth Factors, Opportunities, and Top Companies

The biorational pesticides market size is expected to expand from USD 7.5 billion in 2023 to USD 15.1 billion by 2028, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2% during this period. Growing awareness of the harmful impacts of synthetic chemical pesticides on ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health has driven a shift toward more environmentally friendly alternatives. Regulatory authorities are increasingly supporting biorational pesticides due to their lower toxicity and reduced environmental persistence compared to synthetic chemicals, which is fueling market growth.

Biorational Pesticides Market Drivers: Government Initiatives on Chemical Pesticide Bans and Public Awareness Programs

The detrimental impact of chemical pesticides on soil, the environment, and water bodies globally has driven a growing focus on promoting biopesticides in agriculture. This push includes awareness campaigns and supportive policies that encourage private sector involvement. Regions like South America, Asia Pacific, and Europe are witnessing rapid market growth, thanks to initiatives that promote the use and production of biorational pesticides among farmers and producers.

In North America, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates bioinsecticides, biofungicides, and bionematicides—key categories of biopesticides—overseeing their registration and monitoring their effects on human health and the environment. The sale and distribution of biopesticides are governed by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which ensures food and feed remain residue-free under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

In India, the government has integrated bioinsecticides into its Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach, which combines cultural, mechanical, and biological pest control techniques. Central Integrated Pest Management Centers (CIPMCs) promote this strategy, along with the judicious use of chemical pesticides when necessary, through programs like Farmers Field Schools and training initiatives. These government efforts play a pivotal role in advancing the biorational pesticides market, especially bioinsecticides, by underscoring the importance of sustainable pest management practices.

Biorational Pesticides Market Opportunities: Advancements in microbial research undertaken by key players across regions

Companies like Bayer AG (Germany) have made significant advancements in microbial and RNA interference (RNAi) technology, creating promising opportunities in the biorational pesticides market. Major industry players in crop protection have invested heavily in research, leading to the use of biological signals to trigger RNAi-specific genes. This innovation has the potential to enhance disease and pest resistance while improving crop yield and quality. A key development is the focus on creating sprayable RNAi products for biological crop protection. For example, Monsanto Company (before its acquisition by Bayer) received EPA approval in 2017 for a genetic engineering technology that uses RNA interference to combat insect pests. Additionally, Corteva Agriscience (US) secured licenses for two insect traits from Monsanto, including an RNAi rootworm trait. The growing adoption of this technology in the industry offers a novel solution, especially for managing rootworm traits.

What are the key benefits of using microbials in biorational pesticide production?

The growth of the biorational pesticides market is driven by the use of microbials such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa to create environmentally sustainable pest control solutions. These microorganisms work through specific modes of action, effectively targeting pests while reducing the impact on the environment and non-target species. They are formulated into various products, including microbial-based insecticides, fungicides, and nematicides.

For example, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a well-known microbial insecticide, highlights the market's commitment to eco-friendly solutions. Bt produces insect-toxic proteins that specifically target certain pests without posing risks to humans, animals, or beneficial insects. Bt-based products, widely used in agriculture and mosquito control programs around the world, illustrate the market's shift toward sustainable pest management practices.

Asia Pacific's Biorational Pesticides Market Expected to Experience the Highest CAGR During the Forecast Period.

The Asia Pacific region is expected to experience the highest Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in the market from 2023 to 2028, driven by the increasing adoption of eco-friendly pest control solutions. Japan's "Organic Village" initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), aims to boost the organic farming share to 25 percent by 2050. This initiative reflects a strategic push toward organic practices, likely fueling the demand for biorational pesticides in the region.

Similarly, China's “14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development” underscores a growing focus on organic and sustainable agriculture. The plan highlights efforts to enhance green agricultural standards and strengthen certification for green food, organic products, and geographical indications. This commitment to eco-friendly farming is expected to increase demand for biorational pesticides in China, positively impacting the growth trajectory of the Asia Pacific market.

Top Biorational Pesticides Companies:

The key players in this include BASF SE (Germany), Bayer AG (Germany), UPL (India), FMC Corporation (US), Syngenta AG (Switzerland), Novozymes A/S (Denmark), Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd (Japan), Pro Farm Group Inc (US), Koppert (Netherlands), Valent BioSciences LLC (US), Gowan Company (US), Certis Biologicals (US), Biobest Group (Belgium), BIONEMA (UK), and Vestaron Corporation (US). 

Key Questions Addressed by the Biorational Pesticides Market Report:

Which are the major companies in the biorational pesticides market? What are their major strategies to strengthen their market presence?

What are the drivers and opportunities for the biorational pesticides market?

Which region is expected to hold the highest market share?

Which are the key technology trends prevailing in the biorational pesticides market?

What is the total CAGR expected to be recorded for the biorational pesticides market during 2023-2028?

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Nanopesticide Market: Market Segmentation and Analysis

Introduction to Nanopesticide Market

The Nanopesticide Market is rapidly evolving, driven by the need for efficient and environmentally friendly pest control solutions in agriculture. Nanopesticides utilize nanotechnology to enhance the delivery and effectiveness of active ingredients, reducing the overall chemical load on crops and minimizing environmental impact. The market is characterized by increasing research and development activities, strategic collaborations, and a growing awareness of sustainable agricultural practices. The rising global demand for food security, coupled with stringent regulations on conventional pesticides, is propelling the adoption of nanopesticides across various regions.

The Nanopesticide Market is Valued USD 0.65 billion by 2024 and projected to reach USD 1.88 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 12.6% During the Forecast period of 2024-2032.Nanopesticides, which employ nanoscale materials to improve the efficiency and specificity of pest control, offer a promising alternative to traditional pesticides. They provide targeted delivery, increased solubility, and reduced environmental persistence, addressing many of the shortcomings of conventional pesticide formulations. This market is segmented by product type, application, and geography, with a notable surge in demand from the Asia-Pacific region, driven by robust agricultural activities and increasing governmental support for sustainable farming.

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Major Classifications are as follows:

By Chemical Group

Alcohol

Isopropanol

Propylene Glycol

Butanol

Amine

Aniline

Diphenylamine

Methylethanolamine

Trimethylamine

Ester

Acetyl Acetate

Ethyl Acetate

Butyl Acetate

Ether

Diethyl Ether

Anisole

Polyethylene Glycol

Chlorinated Solvents

Carbon Tetrachloride

Dichloromethane

Other

Chelating Agents

Acetone

Key Region/Countries are Classified as Follows:

◘ North America (United States, Canada,) ◘ Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina,) ◘ Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia) ◘ Europe (UK,Germany,France,Italy,Spain,Russia,) ◘ The Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, and South

Key Players of Nanopesticide Market: 

amson Biotechnologies, Migrow Agro Solution, Plantix Crop Care, Bayer AG, Stockton Biotechnologies, BioWorks, Inc., Corteva, ANDERMATT BIOCONTROL AG, Marrone Bio Innovations and Others.

Market Drivers in Nanopesticide Market

Technological Advancements: Continuous innovations in nanotechnology are driving the development of more effective and efficient nanopesticide formulations.

Environmental Concerns: Increasing awareness about the negative environmental impact of conventional pesticides is pushing the market towards more sustainable solutions.

Regulatory Support: Governments and regulatory bodies are encouraging the use of eco-friendly pesticides, which is boosting the adoption of nanopesticides.

Rising Demand for High Crop Yields: The growing global population and the need for increased food production are fueling demand for more effective pest control solutions.

Market Challenges in Nanopesticide Market

High R&D Costs: The development of nanopesticides involves significant investment in research and development, which can be a barrier for market entry.

Regulatory Hurdles: Strict regulatory frameworks and the need for extensive safety testing can delay the market introduction of new nanopesticide products.

Limited Awareness: Farmers and stakeholders may have limited awareness or understanding of the benefits of nanopesticides compared to traditional methods.

Market Opportunities in Nanopesticide Market

Expansion into Emerging Markets: Developing regions present significant growth opportunities due to the increasing need for sustainable agricultural practices.

Innovation in Product Development: Opportunities exist for companies to develop novel nanopesticide formulations that address specific pest problems and environmental conditions.

Collaborations and Partnerships: Collaborations between research institutions and companies can accelerate the development and commercialization of new nanopesticide products.

Conclusion

The Pharmaceutical Solvents Market is poised for substantial growth, driven by increasing pharmaceutical production, advancements in solvent technologies, and the rising demand for high-purity solvents. However, the market faces challenges related to regulatory compliance, environmental impact, and price volatility. Opportunities lie in the development of sustainable solvents, expansion into emerging markets, and innovations in solvent recovery. As the pharmaceutical industry continues to evolve, the role of solvents remains integral, underscoring the importance of continued investment in this sector to meet the dynamic needs of global healthcare.

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Landscape designing company in India

Considered the best landscaping company in Delhi NCR, Bagichi Landscapers provides creative solutions that enhance metropolitan areas with natural beauty. Whether you want to add exquisite landscapes to your business space or turn your backyard into a verdant haven, our team of highly qualified experts is available to produce top quality work. We take great satisfaction in producing unique designs that honor the surroundings and convey your vision. We have established ourselves as the area's best option for both commercial and residential landscaping needs because to our flawless track record.

Bagichi Landscapers is aware that skill and meticulousness are necessary for the upkeep of a stunning garden. To guarantee that your outdoor areas stay lively and healthy all year round, we provide thorough garden maintenance services. Our comprehensive range of services guarantees that your garden is constantly immaculate, from routine lawn maintenance, plant pruning, soil enhancement, and pest control. Count on us to take care of all your garden maintenance with the highest attention to detail and expertise.

Being a top garden maintenance company, Bagichi Landscapers is dedicated to making garden maintenance simple for you. Regardless of the size of the garden—small personal plot or large commercial property—our staff has the equipment and know-how to keep it looking good and working properly. We think that having a well-kept garden is an investment that pays off since it not only makes your area seem better but also increases its value.

With years of experience as a landscaping company in Delhi NCR, Bagichi Landscapers has set the benchmark for quality and creativity in landscape design. We specialize in creating sustainable, eco-friendly landscapes that are as functional as they are beautiful. From rooftop gardens to vertical green walls, we are dedicated to turning your dream garden into reality. Choose Bagichi Landscapers and experience the best in landscaping and garden care.

Leading landscape designer Bagichi Landscapers is committed to turning outdoor areas into breathtaking pieces of art. Being a top landscape construction firm, it crafts stunning and sustainable landscapes by fusing creativity and practicality. With the knowledge and skills to turn your vision into reality, Bagichi Landscapers can improve the outside of your house or design a tranquil space for your company. 

As a renowned garden maker, Bagichi Landscapers specializes in creating custom gardens tailored to each client's preferences. From modern minimalist designs to lush, traditional landscapes, the team ensures that every garden reflects the unique style and needs of its owner. They take great care in selecting the right plants, materials, and layouts to ensure long-lasting beauty and ease of maintenance.

With years of expertise as one of the top landscape constructor Bagichi Landscapers has established a solid reputation for dependability and quality. From the first design consultations to the last installation, the business manages every facet of landscape construction, guaranteeing that every project is completed to the greatest standards. Whether working on a big commercial project or a private garden, Bagichi Landscapers is dedicated to producing excellent outcomes.

The go-to company for people looking for a qualified landscape designer to design their ideal outside environment is Bagichi Landscapers. They are among the most reputable garden designers in the business because of their meticulous attention to detail, love of the outdoors, and commitment to client pleasure. You may anticipate a masterfully designed garden that raises the curb appeal and value of your house when you work with Bagichi Landscapers. 

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How Shriram Farm Solutions empowers Indian farmers

Indian agriculture is the cornerstone of the nation’s economy, and farmers are the backbone of this vital sector. However, modern farming faces numerous challenges, from unpredictable weather patterns to pests, when it comes to ensuring optimal crop yields and profitability. This is where innovative companies like Shriram Farm Solutions step in, empowering Indian farmers with the products, services, and knowledge they need to thrive.

Shriram Farm Solutions: Empowering farmers with science-backed products

Shriram Farm Solutions goes beyond the traditional image of an Indian fertilizer company. We offer a comprehensive suite of products designed to address the diverse needs of modern farmers.

High-Quality Seeds: Farmers gain access to improved seed varieties boasting superior yields and enhanced disease resistance. These seeds are specifically chosen to perform well in Indian conditions, maximizing crop potential.

Specialty Plant Nutrition Products: A variety of products cater to different soil types and crop requirements. Popular options include water soluble fertilizers, own-researched crop-specific grades, nano-technology powered biostimulants, and liquid fertilizers for plants for efficient nutrient delivery. This ensures crops receive the precise nourishment they need for healthy growth.

Crop Protection Solutions: A rich portfolio consisting of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides catering to all the prominent and evolving pest challenges.

Shriram Farm Solutions: Guiding farmers with advisory services

Shriram Farm Solutions understands that simply providing products isn’t enough when it comes to supporting the Indian farmer. It’s why we have established Shriram Agronomists across India. These agronomists are not just marketers but trusted advisors who connect farmers with agricultural experts for invaluable guidance on various aspects of farming.

Soil Health Management: Understanding the specific needs of their soil is vital for farmers. Advisors guide with soil testing and recommend appropriate fertilizers and amendments to improve soil health and fertility.

Effective Crop Management Practices: From planting techniques and irrigation strategies to pest and disease control, advisors provide insights on best practices tailored to specific crops and regional conditions.

Sustainable Farming Techniques: Shriram Farm Solutions is committed to promoting responsible agricultural practices. Advisors guide farmers in using fertilizers and pesticides efficiently, minimizing environmental impact and promoting long-term soil health.

How Indian farmers benefit by partnering with Shriram Farm Solutions

By providing a comprehensive range of products and expert guidance, Shriram Farm Solutions empowers Indian farmers to make informed decisions that can significantly impact their bottom line.

Improved Yields and Crop Quality: High-quality Shriram seeds, effective nutrition and crop protection solutions, and proper crop management practices can lead to increased yields and improved crop quality. This translates to higher market value for farmers’ produce.

Reduced Costs: Expert advice on fertilizer application and pest control can help farmers optimize resource utilization. Additionally, Shriram Farm Solutions emphasizes sustainable practices that can minimize long-term input costs.

Enhanced Confidence: The knowledge and skills acquired through advisor guidance empower farmers to become self-sufficient and make informed decisions about their agricultural operations. This fosters a spirit of entrepreneurship, transforming them into successful agri-preneurs.

Shape a better future with Shriram Farm Solutions

At Shriram Farm Solutions, we recognize the critical role that Indian farmers play in maintaining national food security and economic development. It’s why our commitment to you – the hard working Indian farmer, extends beyond simply selling products to also include high-quality agricultural inputs and expert guidance. Together, let’s embrace modern agricultural techniques and help build a more productive, profitable, and sustainable future for Indian agriculture.