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Only 7% of insects can eat non-native plants. Without insects to convert plant material to proteins most higher land animal life forms will go extinct.A California native oak tree can support over 400 different kinds of insects. A Norway maple, for example, supports nothing.
Paige Donner | Posted 04.03.2008 | Living