Sex-Crazed Bugs Could Be Alternative to Toxic Pesticides
Inhabitat:
As an alternative to toxic pesticides, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created "super-sexed" sterilized male leafhoppers to knock bug boots with females in the wild. If the research proves successful, we may be able to eliminate a lot of the harmful and very ungreen chemicals that we currently use to keep food crops pest free.
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First Posted: 5/19/10 Updated: 5/25/11