A new approach to warding off mice eating wheat seed using camouflage scents

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May 23, 2023, 1:24 pm86 ptsTrending
A team of life and environmental scientists from The University of Sydney has found that spraying wheat fields with wheat germ oil after seeding deters mice that feed on seeds. In their study, reported in journal Nature Sustainability, the group tested a technique first used in New Zealand to protect endangered…

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