Green Blog: Know Your Enemies: Vanquishing the Emerald Ash Borer

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 08:40 in Mathematics & Economics

Using the equivalent of a lie detector, scientists figured out that the emerald ash borer loves the color purple and the scent of manuka oil. Hence the so-called Barney trap, their main line of defense against these tree-killers.

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