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Autonomous slug control using bio-molluscicides could be on the horizon

A major new project aimed at using robotics to control slugs on a field scale has been launched.

Ewan Pate
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Autonomous slug control using bio-molluscicides could be on the horizon

A major new project aimed at using robotics to control slugs on a field scale has been launched today (April 27). If trials are successful a new mechanised control method could avoid over-reliance on...

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