Previous pest control option gets new lease on life for weed control - Fruit & Vegetable Magazine
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Previous pest control option gets new lease on life for weed control - Fruit & Vegetable Magazine
In 2011, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientists were researching ways to control European corn borer (ECB) populations, a common pest in potato crops that lay their eggs in potato vines after harvest and then mature the following year. As a way to target the pest at its source, they developed a piece of equipment dubbed the “potato vine crusher.” The novel equipment included two metal rollers, each attached to a motor, hooked up to a…
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