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SWARM: Reimagining farmer’s relationships with insects

Swarm of pesky insects have long been the bug bearer of farmers across Australia, creating a reliance on pesticides to yield healthy crops. But these chemicals are starting to do more harm than good, so farmers are turning to more eco-friendly tricks: managing nature with nature. Matthew Hall kicks off our Swarm series, co-published with All the Best. Matthew Hall reports.

Story by Matthew Hall
 

This report was created for the Science Gallery Melbourne’s SWARM exhibition with support from All The Best radio.

Producer/reporter: Matthew Hall

Supervising Producer: Ollie Krusec

About The Citizen

THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

  • Editor: Jo Chandler
  • Reporter: Qiyun (Gwen) Liu
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
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