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Birds, beetles, bugs could help replace pesticides: study
Researchers in Brazil, the United States and the Czech Republic analysed past research on predator pest control and found that they helped reduce pest populations by more than 70 percent, while increasing crop yields by 25 percent.
'Natural predators are good pest control agents,' a researcher said. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
Natural predators like birds, beetles and bugs might be an effective alternative to pesticides, keeping crop-devouring pests populations down while boosting crop yields, researchers said Wednesday.
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