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Turning up the heat on a humble bug to help relieve allergy sufferers from dreaded ragweed
January 22, 2020
Benno Augustinus
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Ongoing research to find a biological control to help millions of allergy sufferers blighted by common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is gaining momentum with the heat being turned up on the prospect of a humble bug – the leaf beetle (Ophraella communa) – presenting itself as a successful foe to reduce harmful ragweed pollen.
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