Calif. citrus farmers fear tree-killing disease
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 05:07
in Biology & Nature
(AP) -- Tom Mulholland is girding for battle against a tiny enemy that could devastate the orange grove he has spent his life cultivating. His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect with red eyes and a long, leaf-penetrating beak.