b"The new state-of-the-art manufacturing line incorporates the latest tech-nology for process efficiency and quality, including best practices for water and energy use. This project allows the company to expand its local supply chain and create spinoffs for the regions small and medium-sized businesses as part of its growth strategy in Grand Falls, the release notes. RESEARCH NEWS Study Explains Neonicotinoid Resistance in CPBsA new study has found when Colorado Potato Beetles (CPBs) receive even small doses of the neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid, it can alter how the beetle manages its DNA, published in the December edition of the journal Evolutionary Applications, says.The team of researchers led by Yolanda Chen from the University of Vermont found the beetle doesn't change its underlying genetic code, instead CPBs alter the regulation of their DNA, turning certain genes on or off in a process called DNA methylation. This allows the beetles too quickly ramp up biological defence mechanisms.The flush of enzymes or faster rate of excretion may allow CPBs to stop each new pesticide with the same ancient biochemical tools it uses to overcome natu-ral plant defencesinstead of gene mutations which slowly causes pesticides to become less effective, the study notes.We found the same DNA methylation patterns in the grandkid generation. That was surprising because they were not exposed to the insecticide, says Chen in a news release about the study.In several other insect species, exposure to pesticides has been shown to change DNA methylation, the study notes.Its long been assumed that epigenetics resets during sexual reproduction, Kristian Brevik, the lead author on the new study who completed his doctoral degree working in Chens lab, says in a news release. That those changes could be transmitted, through multiple rounds of sexual reproduction, to future generations of insectsthat's new. Wild Potato Chemical Composition Helps Fight PathogenA recent study has found why a wild potato variety called S. chacoense is resis-tant to Pectobacterium, which cause various devastating diseases in potatoes, a news release about the study says.The study was published the Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions journal and was done by scientists at Colorado State University (CSU). The group found that metabolites from S. chacoense contribute to disease resistance by altering the pathogenic behaviour of Pectobacterium brasiliense, rather than inhibiting its growth or killing it.We tested if chemicals extracted from the wild potato affect the behaviour of the bacterium and found that these inhibited their ability to produce the enzymes that degrade plant cell walls. The chemicals also intercepted their ability to communicate with each other. To use a battle analogy, the wild potato DOUBLE NICKELNew generation Fungicide & BactericideDisease control from Top to Bottom. Double Nickel offers Zero PHI & residue exempt.SPRING 2021 SPUDSMART.COM 53WWW.UAP.CA"