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Listening to hidden insects could give farmers an early warning of crop pests

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What happened

Crawling through muddy soybean fields to inspect several plant-mounted microphones was not on Emily Sur's graduate school bingo card, but she's not mad about it.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:40:01 UTC.

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