One of the world’s ‘most feared’ pests found in Chicago

Kristin H. -- One of the worlds “most feared” pests was found in Chicago… the Khapra Beetle. It’s the “most feared” pest because of its ability to destroy grain. This species originated in South Asia but came to Northern Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and South Africa. In 1953 the first Khapra beetle was seen in California. It wasn’t till 1966 when they destroyed it at a cost of 15 million dollars! This year specialist has seen them 100 times compared to when they only saw them three to six times per year. Even though we have seen some of these beetles the beetles have not made it into our grain supply.

This is something that doesn’t personally affect me but can affect our country. I personality think beetles in general are gross and nasty and when they destroy our food that makes me dislike them even more. Plus with our economy the way it is we don’t need to spend that kind of money on trying to get rid of bugs. I liked how the author made the article short and clear so it was easy to get the point without reading a book. I also liked how it was descriptive; this makes the article more attracting.


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