{
  "id": 19731401,
  "title": "Product for controlling agricultural pests proves harmful to iconic banana slug",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/product-for-controlling-agricultural-pests-proves-harmful-to-iconic",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T23:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-product-agricultural-pests-iconic-banana.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at Oregon State University say a product used to control pest slugs on farms in multiple countries is harmful to an iconic West Coast slug and that more research is needed before the product is approved for use in the United States. The work is published in the journal PLOS One.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}