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Grace O'Dea

Research into moth-eating bats could drive natural pest control on Australian vineyards

UNE researcher Zenon Czenze at a vineyard in the Northern Tablelands. (Supplied: Zenon Czenze)

Researchers say moth-eating bats could be the key to dramatically reducing the use of pesticides in wineries, potentially saving the industry $50 million a year nationally.

The research, currently underway at the University of New England, came about after researchers looked at a Chilean project with a similar premise. 

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