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More than 13 percent (500,000 acres) of the New York's agricultural land has been infested by ASB, which can destroy entire fields in one year. The flightless insect now infests Cayuga, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Wayne counties and southeastern Ontario, Canada.

Research has shown that treating fields with native insect-attacking nematodes that feed on the ASB larvae can cause alfalfa snout beetle populations to drastically diminish.

"The nematodes naturally recycle within the alfalfa snout beetle host, persist in the soil, and effectively self-disperse creating the opportunity for sweeping and perpetual control across treated fields," says Antonio Testa, a Cornell research support specialist.
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