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{ 2007 09 30 }

Worm Resurgence Troubles Organic Apple Farmers

Organic apple farmers keep their fruit free of worms by spraying their trees with a naturally occuring virus. But insects in some orchards in Germany have developed resistance to this biological insecticide and farmers are concerned.

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Posted by Steve Jenkins on Sunday, September 30, 2007. Filed under Agriculture. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog.

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