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Using the sun and agricultural waste to control pests

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-01-04

Farmers spend a lot of time and money controlling weeds and other pests, and often have to turn to chemical fumigants to keep the most destructive pests at bay. Farmers also wrestle with what to do with low-value byproducts of crop production, such as skin, seeds and hulls from fruit, vegetable and nut processing.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-sun-agricultural-pests.html