Archive for April, 2015
International news in brief – November/December 2014
South Africa: Owls fight rat problem in townships The Township Owl Project takes young birds rescued from perilous situations, such as when a building where they nested in is demolished and trains them in a new role of pest controller. More than 200 owls have been deployed like this over the past decade, according to […]
International Pest Control – March/April 2015 – Vol57, Nr.2
The word pest can so often conjure up thoughts of insects and yet weeds are pests too (plants in the wrong place) and as IPC covers all pests, this month our special feature considers weed management. Herbicides are still the most economical way to control weeds and they account for the largest share of sales […]