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--_000_8E48DC4B29EE4AEA97B5CF2D851CB7ABdalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Regular April Meeting: Insects and Agriculture The regular monthly meeting of the Blomidon Naturalist Society will be held= on Monday, April 16 at 7:30 pm in Room BAC143, Beveridge Arts Centre, Acad= ia University, Wolfville The main talk will be: Can conserving insects provide value to agricultural production? by Paul Ma= nning Agriculture practices are known to harm the diversity and abundance of inse= cts. Because insects provide many benefits to ecosystems, altering insect c= ommunities may impact the functions and services they support. Using dung b= eetles as a model system, this talk will explore how conserving insects can= provide value to agricultural production. Paul is an insect ecologist with broad interests in conservation and natura= l history. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Dalhousie Univ= ersity. 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