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Some insects can help solve pest problems on farms and in gardens.(Battle of the Bugs) You’re a farmer with a big problem. Your farm has been invaded by pests. Grasshoppers are chewing your corn plants. Aphids are sucking sap from your pea plants. Weevils are gnawing holes in your pepper blossoms. Stalk borers are burrowing … Read more
How can chemical signals help farmers? It’s night-your favorite time-and you’re flying through a field of tomatoes. You’re a fuzzy, brown cabbage looper moth, a male of your species. Suddenly your antennae pick up an irresistible fragrance. The message shrieks like a siren: Female! Female! Female! You make a beeline-oops, a mothlinetoward the smell. Finally, … Read more