UK Moth Invasion
Tens of millions of pesticide-resistant “supermoths” fluttered into the United Kingdom from continental Europe during the second week of June, threatening to ravage crops.
The diamondback moth is common in many parts of the world, but the number of recent arrivals in the U.K. is 100 times greater than what is typical for an entire year.
Agricultural experts warn that once the offspring of this influx arrive in about a month’s time, their numbers “could be biblical.”
Researchers are scrambling to see what remaining available pesticides might help battle the invasion before the insects devastate cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli and oilseed rape crops across Britain.
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