The problem expands for avocado growers: 9 beetle species carry deadly fungus
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
Many people love their avocados – not to mention guacamole dip. So it was bad enough when scientists said a beetle was ravaging avocado trees in South Florida. Then scientists found out that the redbay ambrosia beetle -- originally determined to transmit laurel wilt -- is rare in avocado groves but that six other beetle species could carry the laurel wilt pathogen.