A South African winemaker, Vergenoegd Low, has an army of more than 1,000 Indian runner ducks. They patrol the fields, eating snails to help control the pest population. More from News ...

South African vineyard's duck parade doubles as pest control. ... imported six Indian runner ducks in 1984 to control pests in his garden. He then started breeding them and, ...

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Flocks of white, black and brown ducks hunt for snails and bugs as they patrol the grapevines at a vineyard in South Africa's winemaking town of ...

At Vergenoegd Löw Wine Estate, which is just outside Cape Town in South Africa.an employee blows a whistle and a “parade” of thousands of ducks walk through the vineyard.The ducks then spend ...

Vergenoegd Löw, one of South Africa’s oldest working farms, has expanded its contribution to sustainable agriculture by donating 25 Indian Runner ducks to various wine estates. This initiative ...

On Vergenoegd Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa, about a thousand Indian runner ducks parade twice a day into a vineyard to rid it of pests. It's a remarkably orderly scene. Unlike your ...

On Vergenoegd Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa, about a thousand Indian runner ducks parade twice a day into a vineyard to rid it of pests. It's a remarkably orderly scene. Unlike your ...

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Army of pest-munching ducks keep South African vineyard blooming Flocks of white, black and brown ducks hunt for snails and bugs as they patrol the grapevines at a vineyard in South Africa's ...

At Vergenoegd Löw Wine Estate, which is just outside Cape Town in South Africa.an employee blows a whistle and a “parade” of thousands of ducks walk through the vineyard.The ducks then spend ...