It's not just Halloween night that beneficial spiders and cockroaches devour eggs of pests that threaten crops such as cotton and soybeans. (Rod Bain and researcher Bob Pfannenstiel).
An insect that has been in the US for well over a decade could prove to be a beneficial by consuming eggs of moth pests and aphids in soybean crops. (Rod Bain and researcher Bob Pfannenstiel)
USDA Researcher Bob Pfannenstiel explains research to develop nectars that will help a benefical arachnid remain in certain crop areas, and in turn, feed on the eggs of insect pests.
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