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The rootworm beetle larvae is arguably the single most devestating insect to modern aggriculture practices. It causes nearly $800-million worth of damage every year in the United States alone. It begins it's destructive at only 2mm in size, and it is rapidly becoming resistant to all known methods of prevention.
Commissioned by: Scientific American