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in 1947 in the UK, there was a £10 (10 pound) bounty to incent people to examine field potatoes in detail for the beetle and their caterpillars. £10 was 3-4 we
by aurizon 4y ago
in 1947 in the UK, there was a £10 (10 pound) bounty to incent people to examine field potatoes in detail for the beetle and their caterpillars. £10 was 3-4 weeks wages then.
Soon beetle breeders emerged and by mid summer the bounty was abolished - the new DDT was used.
- aurizon 4y agoSorry, that was the Colorado Potato Beetle - I forgot to name it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_potato_beetle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_potato_beetle