Experimental Trap Disrupts Citrus Pest’s Love Life

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 10:41 in Biology & Nature

An acoustic trap developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists may offer an environmentally friendly way to control Asian citrus psyllids, gnat-sized insect pests that transmit Huanglongbing, a devastating citrus disease also known as “citrus greening.” Infected citrus trees cannot be cured and often die within several years. Until such time, they may bear […]

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