It is hoped the device, dubbed 'Weevil', will replace current mine-clearing methods that require a crew of three soldiers to risk their lives to carve a safe path through a minefield in a 62-tonne ...

The plant’s main toxin, cerberin, is found in high concentrations in the seeds (or kernels) of its fruit, which are about the size of peach pits. Even a small amount can be deadly, although some ...

The poison in the plant, cerberin, is most concentrated in the two seeds (or kernels) found in each fruit, which are roughly the size of peach pits. Historically, humans have used the poisonous ...

The South African government has a new weapon in its fight against invasive water plants: a tiny aquatic weevil from Florida, Devdiscourse reported. The salvinia weevil is named for its favorite food.

Pea leaf weevil (Sitona lineatus) is an insect pest that feeds on the nitrogen fixing nodules of host legumes (larvae) and leaves and growing points of host seedlings (adults). Native to Europe, the ...

HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa's Crocodile River. Those ...