Holy Guacamole: Researcher Tracks Invasive Beetle Threatening Florida's Avocados
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 16:35
in Biology & Nature
(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, a $15 million to $30 million industry in the state.
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