How farms can reduce insecticides with natural pest control >More in ©Tim Scrivener A diverse landscape with lots of habitat is the best way to encourage the beneficial insects that are needed to provide natural pest control and replace the use of insecticides on farms. John Holland, head of farmland ecology at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, says that having as much plant diversity as possible around the farm supports predator numbers. This makes it more likely predators will be in the right place at the right time, as the ...