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Archive Home > 2004 > July > 26 > Ag officials fight bugs with bugs

Ag officials fight bugs with bugs

Against farmers' fears of lost crops, USDA calls for long-term thinking

By Jeanene Harlick / The Bulletin
July 26, 2004

Deceptively beautiful as adults and revoltingly dirty as kids, Central Oregon's new beetle is a beguiling creature.

In its first few weeks of life - as a tiny, yellow larva - the exotic pest covers itself with its own poop, masquerading as a slug and eluding watchful farmers. But when wheat....

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