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Tag Archives: Drosophila melanogaster
Genetic control mechanism developed to deal with major livestock pest
Originally posted on AgScience:
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique to control populations of the Australian sheep blowfly – a major livestock pest in Australia and New Zealand – by making female flies dependent on a…
Posted in agriculture, horticulture, knowledge transfer
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