Publication
Virginia Tech entomologist helps Asian farmers fend off papaya mealybug
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Author(s):
Not Available
Type of Document:
Newspaper Article
Publisher/Journal:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Date of Publication:
10/14/2012
Place of Publication:
Blacksburg, VA
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Description
In 2008, the IPM CRSP identified the presence of the papaya mealybug in Indonesia and India. Since then, its efforts to control the devastating, invasive pest have saved the livelihoods of thousands of farmers, helped create small businesses, and generated over $100 million in benefits.
