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  • May 15th 2009 Issue
  • Fowl pest control

    Indiana orchardists put guinea fowl to work.

    Guinea fowl keep watch for insects and intruders at the Grovertown Fruit Farm in Indiana. Betty and George Dotlich, at Grovertown Fruit Farm in Indiana, have kept their pesticide costs down by letting guinea fowl roam in their orchard. The Dotlichs have about 90 acres of woodland and obtained a flock of guinea fowl about ten years ago to control deer ticks in the woods. Later, when they planted their 22 acres of peaches, plums, apples, and pears, the guinea fowl began to roam up and down the tree rows looking for food. Betty said they feed on Japanese beetles […]

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