A Rich Variety of Pollinators and Pest-Controlling Species Benefits Crop Production (8 of 9) (IMAGE)

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A Rich Variety of Pollinators and Pest-Controlling Species Benefits Crop Production (8 of 9)

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A ladybird predating on aphids on potato plant. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 16th, 2019, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by M. Dainese at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy, and colleagues was titled, "A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production."

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[Credit: Matthias Tschumi]

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