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Two spot mites attack the beans being grown by Bugs for Bugs and then the predatory bugs feed on them.
Geoffrey Jaenke inspecting the yellowed leaves of the beans which have been attacked by two-spot mites.
By Christmas 'Bugs for Bugs' will have 25 tunnels breeding predatory mites.
The predatory mites are packed into bottles and delivered to strawberry farms to be distributed on the fields.
Biological war safeguards crops as predatory bugs go to work
A biological war is being waged in strawberry fields and it has created a booming business in predatory bugs.
Stan Dunlop visits strawberry farms once a week to investigate how well the predatory mites are working.
Girls compete to develop apps to boost chances of technology jobs
A not-for-profit organisation is seeing huge success in boosting the numbers of girls entering an Australian competition to develop smartphone applications.
Clive Palmer pursues injunction over Federal Court questioning into QNI
Mine owner and former politician Clive Palmer arrived at court all smiles this morning, just as news broke that he was trying to throw out a hearing on the collapse of his company, Queensland Nickel. Mr Palmer had his third day of grilling in the Federal Court over his role in the lead-up to the company’s collapse in January this year. But today, his lawyers got him a High Court injunction hearing to block the probing.
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