Sub-Saharan African countries most vulnerable to invasive crop pests

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaJun 22, 2016, 5:40 am271 pts
Exotic species can wreak havoc on a country’s ecosystem and economy. The extensive damage that invasive species cause to crops and forests in the United States alone, for example, is estimated to be around $40 billion each year. But the threat from invasive insects and pathogens is not equally damaging for…

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