News Headline

Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow's pest control

Source
Science News

Publication Date
2021-04-20

Various beetle species have gobbled through grain stores and weakened food production worldwide since ancient times. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a better way of targeting and eliminating these teeny pests. Instead of using toxic pesticides that damage biodiversity, environment and human health, the researchers seek to exploit beetles' greatest strength against them -- their precisely regulated mechanism of balancing fluids.

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210419135725.htm