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Beijing fights invasive moths with parasitic wasps and caterpillar-catching contests

· By Victoria Bela
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Authorities in the Chinese capital are releasing more than a billion parasitic wasps and encouraging caterpillar-catching competitions to try to contain the spread of the invasive North American fall webworm. The caterpillars have blanketed trees in Beijing and surrounding areas this summer, spinning clouds of greyi…

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