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Natural pest control on conventional and organic farms

3 February 2009 304 views No Comment

A study of natural pest control on conventional and organic farms in the southwest has found no difference between the two systems.

The team, led by Professor Jane Memmott at the University of Bristol and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has shown that caterpillars are attacked by parasites to the same degree on both conventional and organic farms.

Bristol University | News from the University | Pests.

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