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Beer waste as a pesticide?
Organic beer-manure product boosts yield and protects from parasites.
A productive lettuce yield following the researchers new biodisinfestation method. Credit: Maite Gandariasbeitia et al
Some pesticides can be harmful to humans, but beer may be an organic solution to that problem, suggests a study published in
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
A team of researchers, led by Maite Gandariasbeitia from NEIKER-BRTA Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development in Spain, has investigated organic by-products of used beer grains (called bagasse) and canola (rapeseed oil) cakes, to find that they make a useful pesticide when mixed with cow manure.