Two of the world’s major crop pests have combined to form a ‘mega-pest’ – UPI.com
April 6 (UPI) — Two the planet’s most damaging crop pests have combined, or hybridized, to form a new “mega-pest.” The new threat is a product of a marriage between the cotton bollworm and corn earworm. The cotton bollworm is common throughout Africa, Asia and Europe. It eats dozens of major …