"Soyscreen:" Sunscreen for Fungus to Expand Biological Control of Crop Pests

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 10:49 in Biology & Nature

Scientists at the 240th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition today described development and successful initial tests on a substance that acts as a sunscreen for the microscopic spores of a fungus, brightening prospects for wider use of the fungus as a means of wiping out insect pests that attack food crops.

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