Alternatives to pesticides are urgently needed to meet sustainable agriculture goals but few options are available for many systems. Here we test how a form of olfactory misinformation on a newly sown wheat crop can prevent wild house mice (Mus musculus) from finding buried seeds. Our misinformation tactic, odour camouflage, reduced seed loss by >63%, providing a simple, non-lethal and ethical way to reduce seed damage and avoid rodenticide use.
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Parker, F. C. G., Price, C. J., Bytheway, J. P., & Banks, P. B. (2023). Olfactory misinformation reduces wheat seed loss caused by rodent pests. Nature Sustainability, 6(9), 1041–1044. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01127-3
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