Things Grow Better With Coke

Farmers in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have discovered that spraying their fields with Coke (or Pepsi) works as well as using pesticides, and is 1/10th the cost. Agricultural specialist Devendra Sharma explains that the soft drinks coat the plants with sugar. The sugar attracts ants, and the ants eat other insect larvae. I thought Coke was mostly good for opening rusted bolts.