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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Dogs sniff for grapevine pests
MAKE contributor and pal Colin Berry did a radio piece last week for The California Report about how a school in Santa Rosa, CA is training dogs to identify vineyard insect pests by scenting their sex pheremones.
LinkA very different kind of environmental damage is found each year in California Wine Country. The damage doesn't come from fire, but from bugs. From root lice to sharpshooters, California’s $45 billion wine industry has had its share of insect pests. Recently, the tiny vine mealy bug has taken hold, threatening up to 40,000 acres of grapes. Now researchers have found a new tool in the fight against the mealy bug: a friendly, four-legged ally with a keen sense of smell. The program reports from Sonoma County. (Photo by Dani Vernon)
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