Sugarcane+-->+Rats+-->+Mongoose

The sugarcane was introduced to the Caribbean from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic islands, as a new crop to cultivate massively. After a few years, it adapted amazingly to the new environment. However, the 100% success rate was short lived. Large imports of cane from Africa was soon followed by pests, called Cane Rats. These rats fed on the sugarcane, which made them a serious problem to the sugarcane industry. To solve this issues, mongoose were imported from southern Asia to control the rats. However, this attempt was very unsuccessful, as the rats merely climbed up the sugarcane to hide from their predators. Thus, the mongoose turned to farm-raised poultry as their main source of food. This resulted in a major breakdown in the West Indies' farming industry.


 * References**
 * 1 -** "British Empire [III. The Second British Empire]." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.

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