Who saved France's silkworms?
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Published in Daily Trivia
Louis Pasteur saved France's silkworm industry. When the industry in southern France was dealt a staggering blow by a disease that was killing the silkworms, the call for help went out for Pasteur — no one but Pasteur. Pasteur's solution on locating a tiny parasite infecting silkworms and the mulberry leaves that were fed to them, was drastic but rational: Destroy all infested worms and infected food. It was done. It worked. The silk industry was saved.
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