Studying pepper weevil control:U of G, Bruce Power and Nordion team up for research using Cobalt-60

摘要

A high-tech form of insect birth control connected to nuclear power could solve a devastating pest problem for Ontario farmers, says a University of Guelph researcher.Bruce Power, the worlds largest operating nuclear facility located in Tiverton, Ont., and Nordion, a global health science company that provideswell with biological control programs that growers already have established in their greenhouses. While no strategy is 100 per cent effective, using nuclear energy to sterilize insects is an environmentally friendly method of controlling these pests. There is no danger of the pepper weevils spreading any radiation following sterilization, so it is also safe for people."