PARIS – SUPPORTERS of organic agriculture got a boost on Thursday with a scientific study that said pesticide-free potato farming improved control over crop-munching insects and delivered bigger plants. David Crowder, an entomologist at Washington State University, led a team that reviewed published data about local potato fields, looking in particular at plant-chewing beetles and the bugs and …
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Organic farming boost
Posted in July 1st, 2010
PARIS – SUPPORTERS of organic agriculture got a boost on Thursday with a scientific study that said pesticide-free potato farming improved control over crop-munching insects and delivered bigger plants. David Crowder, an entomologist at Washington State University, led a team that reviewed published data about local potato fields, looking in particular at plant-chewing beetles and the bugs and …
Researchers Show That Organic Farming Enhances Biodiversity And Natural Pest Control
Posted in July 1st, 2010
A team of researchers from Washington State University and the University of Georgia have found that organic farming increases biodiversity among beneficial, pest-killing predators and pathogens. In potato crops, this led to fewer insect pests and larger potato plants.”It’s always been a mystery how organic farmers get high yields without using synthetic insecticides,” says co-author Bill Snyder …
Organic Farming Enhances Biodiversity and Natural Pest Control
Posted in July 1st, 2010
A team of researchers from Washington State University and the University of Georgia have found that organic farming increases biodiversity among beneficial, pest-killing predators and pathogens. In potato crops, this led to fewer insect pests and larger potato plants.
Organic farming gives better pest control, bigger spuds
Posted in July 1st, 2010
Supporters of organic agriculture got a boost on Thursday with a scientific study that said pesticide-free potato farming improved control over crop-munching insects and delivered bigger plants.
