Every time the small cabbage white butterfly flaps its wings it has us to thank

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Sep 11, 2019, 2:57 am661 ptsHot
The caterpillar form of an unassuming, small, white butterfly is among the world's most invasive pests affecting agricultural crops, and a newly published paper by a consortium of scientists documents how humans have helped it spread for thousands of years.

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