No Silver Bullet to Prevent Spread of Asian Citrus Psyllid
Posted On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARIZONA Tags: American citrus growers., Asian citrus psyllid, huanglongbing disease, Invasive Species, Silver Bullet
As tiny as the point of a pencil, the Asian citrus psyllid is creating havoc among American citrus growers.
You'd never guess this common-looking insect, with mottled gray-brown wings, would be responsible for loss of one-third of Florida's citrus trees and quarantines of citrus in eleven states and several U.S. territories.
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