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Insects as ‘livestock’ in trial to harness ‘flower power’ to fight pests

Forget pesticides – predatory insects are the future of crop protection
ARABLE farmers in the north-east of England are investigating how farmers can use flowers to attract predatory insects to fight crop pests.

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