Pest control: Wicked weeds may be agricultural angels

Pest control: Wicked weeds may be agricultural angels Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 14, 2016 - Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want to heed the advice of Cornell agricultural scientists: Let nature be nature - to a degree. "Managing crop pests without fully understanding the impacts of tactics - related to resistance and nontarget plants or insects - costs producers money," said Antonio DiTommaso, professor of soil and ... more

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