Source: Tim Spears, SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS, 1/4/21

 Research suggests the global insect population is quickly disappearing, with many species facing extinction. A major culprit: pesticides. Now, the effort to save insects includes turning them against each other. At North Carolina Farms in Indian Trail, N.C., growers use thousands of predatory insects to fight off invasive pests to cut its dependence on chemical pesticides.

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