Why do agricultural insects accumulate at the field edges?

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Understanding the spatial distribution of insects is important to favour pollinators and natural enemies settlement for a sustainable management of insect pests. Scientists Nguyen and Nansen reviewed an important spatial phenomenon that is widespread among agricultural insect species: why is their distribution skewed towards field edges ?

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