Is self-fumigation for the birds? Save threatened species by giving them treated cotton for nests

Date:

May 5, 2014

Source:

University of Utah

Summary:

When biologists set out cotton balls treated with a mild pesticide, wild finches in the Galapagos used the cotton to help build their nests, killing parasitic fly maggots to protect baby birds. The self-fumigation method may help endangered birds and even some mammals.

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