- Scientists found a new insect in western Iran.
- The insect eats many different farm crops.
- It can damage plants and reduce harvests.
- Researchers saw young insects in field maize.
- A university confirmed the insect was present.
- War in the region can make help slower.
- Less monitoring can hide outbreaks of insects.
- Experts say farmers should check fields early.
Difficult words
- insect — small animal with six legs and a body
- crop — plant grown on a farm for foodcrops
- harvest — the food collected from plants in fieldsharvests
- confirm — to say that something is trueconfirmed
- monitoring — regular checking to see a situation
- outbreak — a sudden large number of pests or diseaseoutbreaks
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Discussion questions
- Do you ever see insects on plants near you?
- Would you check fields early if you were a farmer?
- Have you seen maize fields?
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