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10/19/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Ozone can potentially replace insecticides to control pests in various crops

Ozone could hold potential insecticidal properties, according to researchers from Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado in Venezuela. The results of their study, which was published in Idesia (Arica), tested the efficacy of ozone against the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), an especially damaging insect pest for products such as tobacco, flour, chocolate, breakfast cereals, and animal foods. Researchers used […]

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