Researchers discover ‘green’ pesticide effective against citrus pests – Research News https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/researchers-discover-green-pesticide-effective-against-citrus-pests/
Florida Museum researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry. The Lime Swallowtail, or Citrus Swallowtail, is a well-known agricultural pest from southern Asia discovered in th
is toxic to crop-destructive caterpillars,” said study co-author Bruce Stevens, professor