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Agrochemicals research concentrates upon methods for improving the efficiency of pesticide usageand protecting the environment. Much of this work includes collaboration with both industry and other university departments. Work in this area in the Department is concentrated within a Pesticides Research Group. Current research projects within the Group include techniques for the control of pesticide spray drift and an assessment of the effects of pesticides on non-target species on agricultural land. In addition, work is being carried out on the control of cotton pest species, the toxicity of extracts from exotic plants and the control of sea lice on fish farms.
New research areas include the pest management of invasive alien insects, and sustainable biological control of insect pests associated with tropical agriculture.
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