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USDA-APHIS Initiative on invasive pests - How the public can help to prevent their spread

USDA-APHIS Initiative on invasive pests - How the public can help to prevent their spread | Plant Pests - Global Travellers | Scoop.it

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal (USDA) and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are dedicating the month of April to sharing information about the threat that invasive plant pests, diseases and harmful weeds pose to America's fruits, vegetables, trees, and other plants—and how the public can help to prevent their spread."

 

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Damaging citrus plant disease confirmed in Texas

The Brownsville Herald (18 Jan 2012): Damaging citrus plant disease was for the first time confirmed in the Rio Grande Valley.

 

The same news were reported by The Monitor and Washington Examiner. A destructive citrus bacterial disease known to occure in crops in Florida has been confirmed in Texas. The citrus greening disease is spread by insect vector - citrus psyllid.  

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