So Liberia doesn't come up in the international news much. But just before I came, it did, and several people sent me the link to this article on KILLER WORMS! Where was I heading? Never mind that it was a post-conflict zone, but watch out for the KILLER WORMS! Apparently army worms were infesting the country, ruining the crops and a state of emergency was declared.Turns out, they weren't the horrible army worms which are so difficult to get rid of, but were instead another kind of moth. Very different from army worms. Phew. But still a pest, and it doesn't look like they have enough pesticide to get rid of them all - though they should go away by March. And no, I haven't seen one in Monrovia, and I'm hoping we don't cross paths.
P.S. Apparently I needed to post more exciting posts, and not so much econ. So this one's for you, Hugo!
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