'Soyscreen': Sunscreen for fungus to expand biological control of crop pests

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 11:21 in Biology & Nature

Scientists report the 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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