While many growers think of insects as pests that can cause havoc in crops, most insect species ore benign or beneficial.Integrated management, rather than relying on insecticides, can promote the growth of these species to help control pest insects. Beneficial insects also have other advantages in cropping such as nutrient cycling and pollination.Dr Paul Umina from Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR) and The University of Melbourne says that a number of beneficial insects are active at present in south-eastern Australia.
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