date:Jan 03, 2014
opesticides will not replace chemical pesticides anytime soon. They just cannot be used as effectively, cheaply, and on as large a scale as chemicals. But in a supporting role, biopesticides can greatly enhance agriculture.
One clear use case for biopesticides, he said, was towards the end of the growth cycle. When a fruit or vegetable is sprayed with chemical pesticide, some of it is absorbed, but most of it washes away. Growers are reluctant to use chemicals at that point because they dont wa