Is deadly armyworm coming to Britain?

Scientists warn of plague of crop-eating caterpillars heading towards Europe

A fall armyworm
(Image credit: Tomasz Klejdysz/Getty)

One of the deadliest crop pests in the world may be on the way to the UK, experts are warning.

The fall armyworm “has cost African economies billions of pounds in crop losses since the American pest was first spotted on the continent two years ago”, says The Daily Telegraph.

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