In California’s Farm Country, Climate Change Is Likely to Trigger More Pesticide Use, Fouling Waterways

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By Katelyn WeisbrodMay 10, 2021, 5:00 am394 pts
Warmer temperatures would boost pest populations, causing farmers to use more insecticides that, with more frequent and severe storms, turn into toxic runoff. By Liza Gross Every spring, California farmers brace themselves for signs of wriggling organisms destined to launch multigenerational attacks on their…

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