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Page 40
... worms to become pests . The people do not yet know the solution but if they stop using pesticides and watch their fields carefully they will eventually find the natural predators that will keep those worms under control . Even if the worms ...
... worms to become pests . The people do not yet know the solution but if they stop using pesticides and watch their fields carefully they will eventually find the natural predators that will keep those worms under control . Even if the worms ...
Page 104
... worms and then carry the sleeping worms to their nests . They lay eggs on the worms and when the eggs hatch , the baby wasps eat into the worms and kill them . There are other wasps that eat the eggs of worms . Some worms are too big ...
... worms and then carry the sleeping worms to their nests . They lay eggs on the worms and when the eggs hatch , the baby wasps eat into the worms and kill them . There are other wasps that eat the eggs of worms . Some worms are too big ...
Page 109
... worms . This protects the new plants . Pests also have diseases . If a farmer gathers worms from her field or garden she will probably gather some that are already sick . She should pound the worms to make a paste and mix the paste with ...
... worms . This protects the new plants . Pests also have diseases . If a farmer gathers worms from her field or garden she will probably gather some that are already sick . She should pound the worms to make a paste and mix the paste with ...
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