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  • March 1st 2006 Issue
  • The sweet “smell” of pest control

    Synthetic plant odors could be used to attract beneficial predators.

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Exposing plants to certain chemicals can arouse them to release their own aromas to warn each other of danger and beckon insect “bodyguards” to defend them against insect and mite pests, according to research by entomologists. Dr. David James, entomology professor at Washington State University’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, said the research is the first of its type in the United States. Good Fruit Grower reported on the project’s earlier stages last […]

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