Plantings of cotton bioengineered to produce its own insecticide against bollworms, a major cause of crop failure, sustained little bollworm damage until this year.

经过生物工程改造的棉花种植场可以生产自己的抗棉铃虫杀虫剂，而棉铃虫是造成农作物歉收的主要原因，直到今年，棉铃虫的危害都很小。

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A crop circle can cause hundreds of pounds of damage.

一个麦田怪圈能导致好几百英镑的损失。

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Rice is a resilient crop, and the floods may not do as much damage as some fear.

水稻是适应性强的作物，所以这次的洪水对其造成的破坏可能没有一些人所担忧的那么严重。

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Damage to crop land increases food insecurity.

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In the absence of natural predators deer populations are continuing to expand, threatening biodiversity and causing road traffic accidents and crop damage, say researchers.

BBC: Deer: 50% cull 'necessary to protect countryside'

Until they do, the monoculture of the banana means that the fruit is susceptible to widespread crop damage by Race Four and perhaps new diseases.

FORBES: Banana Fungus Threatens World Crop

Two years ago, prices shot up 7% on one January day amid concern about crop damage, then plunged 13% the following day after fears eased.

WSJ: Orange-Juice Futures Leap to Record