Fighting agricultural pests, the natural way | FT Food Revolution

Chemical warfare has dominated agricultural pest control for decades, but the use of chemical pesticides is being increasingly restricted by concerns about their environmental and health effects. Now biological control - unleashing predators and parasites against plant pests - is on the rise. But as the FT’s Clive Cookson explains, it’s a complex field, with many different approaches.
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How does this affect human health in the long term? how will this affect other life forms and or habitats? Where can we find out results from this being tested in a lab and in the real world?

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How will you consider an insect a pest?

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its only a pest once its causing harm to the individual item or thing your trying to preserve

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How will you consider an insect a pest?