Aug 7, 2012Vegetable growers say bugs adding to crop woes
Kansas vegetable farmers can add a plague of insects to their problems as their crops struggle to survive the ongoing drought.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Sunday that bugs are forcing farmers to divert more resources into irrigation and chemicals, cutting into their already dwindling profits.
Several growers at a farmers market in Topeka on Saturday said aphids have come out in full force, while others said squash bugs and insects they can't identify are eating holes in their crops. Dodge Globe
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