Title:
Reduce insecticide spraying by using ant pheromones to catch crop pests
Published:
University of Bath (Press release), 27 August 2020
https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/reduce-insecticide-spraying-by-using-ant-pheromones-to-catch-crop-pests/
From the press release:
Scientists at the Universities of Bath and Sussex have developed a new system that slowly releases ant pheromones to attract pests to an insecticide bait. This means that instead of spraying the whole crop with pesticides, traps can be placed in specific areas for more targeted protection.