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Article: WE'RE UNDER THREAT FROM ALIEN INVADERS; BUG ALERT: Native species at risk from green farmers' foreign insects.(News)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- July 21, 2002
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Byline: MIKE MERRIT and FRED BRENTON EXCLUSIVE
WILDLIFE experts fear Scotland's countryside could be destroyed by foreign insects imported by 'green' farmers.
The alien species - brought in to boost organic food production by killing pests or pollinating plants - are escaping from greenhouses and could harm native insects.
Government wildlife watchdog Scottish Natural Heritage have ...