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Cover crops more effective than insecticides for managing pests, study suggests

Cover crops more effective than insecticides for managing pests, study suggests | Penn State University
Promoting early season plant cover, primarily through the use of cover crops, can be more effective at reducing pest density and crop damage than insecticide applications, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers.
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