Sniff Away

From a story on smelly dog stuff to a story on smart smelling dogs.

California wine makers are using the more superior sniffing powers of us quadrapeds to battle against a new menace in vineyards.

"The dog squad" seeks out the "vine mealybug", a little insect that hides under roots and bark (where human senses cannot detect them), eat the vines and create a sweet excretion that attracts mold to the vines that hasten the demise of the vines.

The squad sniffs out the lady bugs and the beginning so the rot itself. That way the humans can take select efforts to stop the spread of the pest.

One more for our more talented brethren.