A large modern high-clearance sprayer is parked in a field next to its support truck.

Producers urged to protect beneficial insects

Research scientist says farmers should not throw the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to battling crop pests

Haley Catton, a research scientist with Agriculture Canada in Lethbridge, says producers need to focus on conserving beneficial insects while simultaneously managing pest insects.

A Solo cup half filled with black beetles.

Learning to love your local beetles

Boyd Mori has been studying the DNA of what is found in the digestive tracts of the species Pterostichus melanarius, commonly known as the rain beetle, to better understand what they eat.