Slug sleuths on the trail of gorging gastropods
How predicting slugs' behaviour is helping farmers and their crops.
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"Despite low slug numbers over the testing period we have sufficient data to prove that the model works, and perhaps most importantly, that farmers are happy to use it and it fits in with modern commercial equipment."
— Professor Keith Walters , Academic
"This means we will be able to use more targeted treatments which has the potential to be less damaging to biodiversity."
— Charles Paynter , Other
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How predicting slugs' behaviour is helping farmers and their crops.
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