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January 24, 2014

Halting crop destruction in India saves up to $309 million
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jan 24, 2014
Virginia Tech researchers who first discovered a devastating pest in India and devised a natural way to combat it have now put an economic value on their counterattack: up to $309 million the first year and more than $1 billion over five years. That's the amount of damage the papaya mealybug would have wreaked on farmers and consumers in India without scientists' intervention. The papaya mealybug ripped through crops including papaya, eggplant, and tomato in southern India - causing mold and ... read more

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