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| Washington organic farmer using beetle banks | |
| Written by Seattle Post Intelligencer | |
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June 15, 2010, Connell, WA
– Organic farmer Brad Bailie is a believer in bugs.
Strips of blooming plants dot his 600-acre farm, bordering fields of potatoes, onions, and shallots. In each strip, insects – from wasps to flies and lady bugs – search for plant-damaging insects or larvae to eat. Bailie is among a handful of row crop and vegetable farmers in Washington and a small number in Oregon who have created habitat for beetle banks.
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