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How a South American Wasp Saved an African Crop | National Geographic
More and more, farmers are managing pests with biopesticides, natural combatants that come from sources like bugs, plants, and bacteria. In the 1970s and '80s, scientists used a parasitic wasp from South America to manage a mealy bug infestation threatening Africa’s important cassava crop.
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GRAPHIC: Álvaro Valiño, Lawson Parker, and Kelsey Nowakowski
ANIMATION: Native to Noise, Nico Puertollano, Angelo Cuyegkeng, and Clarissa Gonzales
PRODUCER: Katwo Puertollano
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Published Jul 30, 2014