Nathalie Rodriguez

Nathalie Rodriguez

Nathalie is the daughter of a Colombian mom and Venezuelan dad, born in New York and raised in Hialeah, FL.Biografía completa

 

Study: More Beetles Can Carry Disease Killing Avocado Trees

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — University of Florida researchers say they've found more beetles that can carry a disease threatening avocado trees. The redbay ambrosia beetle considered the main carrier of laurel wilt is rare in avocado groves. But in a new study in the Journal of Economic Entomology, plant pathology professor Randy Ploetz said scientists found three more beetles that can carry the tree-killing disease.

Ploetz says the study shows that focusing on redbay ambrosia beetles may not save avocado trees from laurel wilt.

Jonathan Crane at the university's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead says avocado growers "have known for some time that other ambrosia beetle species" can spread disease in their groves.

Economists at the university's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences say avocadoes have a $100 million-a-year impact in South Florida.


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