The fine folks at Treehugger have posted a video describing how organic farmers encourage natural checks and balances to control insects and pests. Encouraging native birds to help control insects: good for birds, good for people!

Written by Mike
Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds in 2003, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.