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News Release 11-139
Landscape Change Leads to Increased Insecticide Use in U.S. Midwest
Growth of cropland, loss of natural habitat to blame
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Ladybeetles thrive in more diverse landscapes; they suppress pests and reduce insecticide use.
Credit: Kurt Stepnitz/MSU
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Simplified landscapes, with lots of cropland and little natural habitat, promote crop pests.
Credit: Tim Meehan/UW-Madison
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Fields with soybean crops dominate large areas of U.S. midwestern landscapes.
Credit: Julie Doll, MSU/NSF KBS LTER Site
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Other major agricultural crops in the U.S. midwest include corn.
Credit: Julie Doll, MSU/NSF KBS LTER Site
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Insect-sampling to determine role of landscape composition on insect predators.
Credit: Julie Doll, MSU/NSF KBS LTER Site
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