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Ep. 434 - Moths are Important Pollinators

In Defense of Plants Podcast

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The Role of Knot Toity in Moth Pollination

The Black Cup Worm and the True Army Worm, these are two names that are synonymous with plant destruction. Their caterpillars are outrageously destructive, but they were the most common visitors to apple orchards. And I think probably the most important contributors to moth pollination and apples. When you consider the value of an organism, you actually have to think about both. But when you're doing the research to do thinking about it, let's not discard the benefit that they're providing because later on in life, they could become a problem.

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