Sunday, February 24, 2013

The insects that help the Israeli farmer for "pest free produce"

http://nocamels.com/2013/02/meet-the-insects-that-help-israeli-farmers-keep-produce-pest-free/
Meet The Pirate Bugs That Help Israeli Farmers Keep Their Produce Pest-Free


Dealing with pests is never an easy task for farmers, having to navigate between keeping their crops pest-free and not using harmful chemicals. Israeli farmers at the Arava region use another method – predatory insects that kill pests but not crops.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

kills aphids. Does nothing for thrips and mites. Is also used promarily for peppers and citrus. Does not work on romaine

Tomim T said...

plan not to send Bochurim to learn in Eretz yisrael