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An insect helped to save a nation's harvest from an invasive pest — without causing environmental damage.
Many exterminators have already shifted toward using custom-tailored chemicals, baits and other techniques that kill a targeted pest without broader effects on wildlife or people.
Try biological controls such as nematodes which use one living organism to control the pest without harming humans, pets and other beneficial creatures.
"You can't get rid of your last effective tool for control of your key pest without replacing it," he said.
In the short term, the best-case scenario for UCI is to manage the pest without allowing it to spread.
"The project has been instrumental in laying down the foundations for allowing smallholder farmers to better understand the behaviour of the pest and learn management practices that can help farmers effectively control the pest without damage to human, animal and environmental health," participants remarked.
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This extends the germination life of seeds from 6 to 12 months and controls insect grain pests (without using chemicals).
Many exotic animals (such as camels) and plants were introduced incidentally, some running wild as pests, without effective control measures.
Monitor for pests: without the distraction of leaves, you can inspect twigs, branches and trunks of trees and shrubs for egg masses, scale and borer holes.
Monocrops such as vineyards, for example, can be broken up with flowering cover crops, hedgerows, and corridors that help control pests without chemical inputs.
But it also suggests how we might lesson our impact: manage pests without creating super bugs; protect individuals from disease without inviting epidemics; and benefit from technology without threatening the health of our children.
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