Bugs Raining from the Sky?! They’re Strawberry Superheroes!

Do you like strawberries? You have a little red bug to thank for their safety! Each year, millions of crops (including strawberries) are under threat of being destroyed by spider mites. But farmers and scientists have once again teamed up with nature to solve the problem. Here’s the story of persimilis—a surprising hero on the agricultural stage!

Can the solution to a big bug problem in food crops be… more bugs? Well, since the 1960s, we’ve been “teeming” up with a ferocious, tiny hunter with an insatiable appetite to combat one of the biggest annoyances in any gardener, farmer, or houseplant owners life. Here’s how this genius relationship is saving crops under attack around the world!

By Sam Burns

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