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Updated: 11:00 PM Jul 9, 2009
Scientists testing tiny bug in Wisconsin to save soybean crops
Researchers are studying the tiny “Binodoxys Communis" and are testing it in Wisconsin.
Posted: 8:28 PM Jul 9, 2009 |
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Scientists say an insect no larger than a comma might be able to protect the nation's soybean crop.
Researchers are studying the tiny “Binodoxys Communis" and are testing it in Wisconsin.
They say it's a parasitic insect that inserts eggs into the aphid and kills it.
Scientists say aphids can destroy up to 40% of a farmer's crop, threatening the $27 billion soybean industry.
The biggest question is if the tiny bug can survive harsh winters here.
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