Department of Agriculture awards grant to research acoustics in pest control
Department of Agriculture awards grant to research acoustics in pest control Kyle Wickings at Cornell University is the lead investigator. For homeowners, sod producers and turf industry professionals, keeping pests from feeding on valuable turfgrass has been both challenging and costly due to limited monitoring and management techniques. Now, thanks to a two-year, $199,922 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture, a team of Cornell scientists will use acoustic technology to develop efficient and affordable ways to manage soil-dwelling pest...
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