Assertion: gypsy moth | /r/HasProperty | brought to the u.s.
Facets:
value: for breeding experiments in massachusetts
type: PURPOSE
value: in the 1860
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the hope
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Gypsy moths were accidentally introduced in 1869 when they were brought to the U.S. in the hope that they could breed with silkworms to create a hardier variety of silkworm and develop a silk industry in the US.
text: It was brought to the U.S. for breeding experiments in Massachusetts in the 1860's and accidentally escaped.