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Posted Mon Jan 14 2008: from UPI: Hordes of rats ravaging Indian state http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1200277235 "CALCUTTA, India, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Indian state of Mizoram saw its crops ravaged by hordes of hungry rats last year, leading to the loss of nearly 40,000 tons of rice. Mizoram agriculture official James Lalsiamliana said the state's flowering bamboo crops drew in large numbers of the rodents, which went on to eat up much of the crop supply in 2007, the BBC reported Saturday. Lalsiamliana said that among the other crops decimated by the rodent invasion were the state's watermelon, chilli, banana, pumpkin and papaya supplies." [Read more stories about: ] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

The ApocaDocs say: We usually ask you to "mouse" over the image but in this particular case, we ask you to "rat" over it. If this ain't a "plague of rats" we don't know what is. NEXT> More stories: Study: Northeast winters warming fast Beetles may wipe out Colo. lodgepoles (Hordes of rats ravaging Indian state) Invasive beetle attacks redbay trees Oil shale rises again in Western Colorado Want to explore more? Try the PaniCloud!

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