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Placing lures to attract Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) to the edge rows of vineyards and targeting insecticide there—an "attract and kill" strategy—could allow growers to use far less insecticide than if they'd sprayed a whole field, while still keeping the beetles in check, a new study shows. [Read more]
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