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Researchers launch all-out assault on sawflies damaging wheat crops
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The Brief
- Colorado researchers have launched a effort against the wheat stem sawfly, a native insect that recently shifted its preference from native grasses to wheat.
- The sawfly has spread across the state's Eastern plains, damaging wheat crops.
- Colorado wheat is the foundation for flour used in bread, noodles and pastries.
Why it matters
The pest threatens a major staple crop, so control methods developed here could inform how growers and researchers respond to native insects that shift onto crops.
Who’s affected
- wheat growers in Colorado
- agricultural researchers and entomologists
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Colorado wheat—the foundation for flour used in bread, noodles and pastries—has been besieged by the wheat stem sawfly, a native insect that recently developed a preference for wheat over native grasses. This destructive agricultural pest has spread across the state's Eastern…
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Researchers launched an all-out assault on sawflies damaging wheat crops (reported by Biology News)
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Researchers launch all-out assault on sawflies damaging wheat crops