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Common Name | Latin Name | Helps | Helped by | Attracts | Repels / Distracts | Avoid | Comments |
Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | Cotton | assassin bug, big-eyed bug, Ladybug, parasitic wasps | Lygus bugs | Used by farmers to reduce cotton pests, a good crop to improve soil; fixes nitrogen like beans do. Also breaks up hardpan and other tough soil. |
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