Jamaica bans sale of citrus plants to control pest

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 12:01 in Biology & Nature

(AP) -- Jamaica has shuttered all citrus nurseries across the tropical country to try and check an invasive pest that carries a fast-spreading bacteria capable of devastating its $43 million commercial industry, officials said Tuesday.

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