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Testing Biocontrols for Peach Pests
Monday, March 10, 2008 - Ehud Rattner
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Peaches are a significant part of the U.S. South’s fresh-produce industry. But since several insect pests pose serious threats to southern peach orchards, growers must often resort to costly pesticides to protect their fruit. At ARS’s Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron, Georgia, entomologists David Shapiro-Ilan and Ted Cottrell are seeking environmentally friendly alternatives.    (source: ars.usda.gov)


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