Amazing stuff! This article is not about insect farming, but insect agriculture!
" ... These ant species, however, have cultivated monocultures for millions of years. Some even use pesticides to fight a pest, swiping an invading fungus with a toxin secreted by Pseudonocardia bacteria, which thrive in an ant’s specialized pocket or body crease. Humans struggle with pests evolving resistance. ... "
Insects’ extreme farming offers good and bad advice for humans | Science News: Insects invented agriculture long before humans did. Can we learn anything from them?
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