‘Potion’ Bogs Down Cranberry Pest
Central Wisconsin’s picturesque cranberry country has become a testing ground for a new approach to pest control: birth control for bugs. Scientists are experimenting with a fake love potion that makes it nearly impossible for male moths to find females during early summer mating season. The research, now in its fourth season, aims to reduce insecticide use in cranberry bogs. The technique, called mating disruption, has proved...
