Scientists look at new solutions to aphid problem

Using other insects to control pests like greenfly has been a massive success story for farming, reducing the use of chemical pesticides. But new research from Harper Adams University suggests the aphids may well be evolving resistance to this approach. Scientists there are talking to the companies that farm wasps and produce other biological controls to alert them to the issue. The solution might be to diversify the genetic mix of wasps and other predators, so they can out-evolve any…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...