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Farmers in tropical forests are training ants to kill off bigger pests [1]

Farmers who have harnessed the collective power of the humble ant have proved more successful at controlling the pests that ravage their crops than those using chemicals, according to new research.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2015
Independent (United Kingdom) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Crop Pests [4], Tropical Forests [5], Pesticides [6]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/independent-united-kingdom
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-pests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides