ARS scientists devising new ways to protect avocados
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are coming up with new strategies to combat a beetle threatening the nation's avocado trees.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are coming up with new strategies to combat a beetle threatening the nation's avocado trees.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2012
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Avocado, a significant fruit crop grown in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world, is threatened by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), a disease that has already eliminated commercial avocado production in many areas ...
Ecology
Apr 27, 2012
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(AP) -- A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry.
Ecology
May 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at North Carolina State University is tracking the movement of the Redbay Ambrosia beetle, an invasive insect that, if it spreads to southeast Florida, may severely affect the production of avocados, ...
Feb 3, 2009
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