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Plants Are "Vaccinated" Against Pests: Micropins Should Protect the Environment and Save Money

Summary by Trends Der Zukunft
With tiny hollow needles made of silk, farmers should be able to dispense with the classical distribution of plant protection products. With this old technique, the preparations are simply sprayed, in the hope that the plants retain enough active ingredient to destroy pests. A large part of the soil leaks – on average 50 percent are lost – and pollutes the groundwater, and many useful insects do not survive the spraying orgies. Image: MIT succes…
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With tiny hollow needles made of silk, farmers should be able to dispense with the classical distribution of plant protection products. With this old technique, the preparations are simply sprayed, in the hope that the plants retain enough active ingredient to destroy pests. A large part of the soil leaks – on average 50 percent are lost – and pollutes the groundwater, and many useful insects do not survive the spraying orgies. Image: MIT succes…

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Trends der Zukunft broke the news in on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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