@Phil
phil spade
@Phil · 4:26

The Gypsy Moth Invasion of 1981

But it also really brings up the concept of exponential growth and what that looks like, because exponential growth can be very tough to kind of wrap your mind around. But this was a very real example of just how amazing exponential growth can be. In in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in in in Gypsy moth. Caterpillars staged resistant to a lot of disease and predators

In 1981, gypsy moth caterpillars staged an attempted takeover of the northeast.

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@bowie
Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 0:28

Wowza 🐛 https://www.eekwi.org/explore/species-status/alien-in

Wow. This was so amazing to learn about, and I could see it so clearly from how you described it. Thank you so much for sharing this. I immediately went into research mode because I wanted to learn more. And so I'm linking a timeline about the Gypsy moth invasions here that I found for anyone who may be interested
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S V
@SVJ · 0:42

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52804981

Hi Phil. It was very surreal for me to listen to your story. The the, the, the, the the the the the Gypsy moth invasion of battling the desert locust onslaught. The locust swamps have been invading the north of India and have there were about 50,000 ha worth of crops and are slowly making their way to central India and might get to the Southern part of India in a day or two. So I wanted to share this bit
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