Experts warn of explosion in numbers of 'super-pest moth'
by Press Association from Environment | The Guardian on (#1H8QP)
Exceptionally high numbers of the diamondback moth, that attacks crops such as cabbages and cauliflowers, have been recorded arriving in the UK
Experts have warned of a potential explosion in numbers of an invasive "super-pest" moth that attacks crops such as cabbages and cauliflowers.
Rothamsted Research, in Hertfordshire, issued a warning that exceptionally high numbers of the diamondback moth are arriving in the UK, after reports from a network of moth traps around the country.
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