Holy guacamole: Invasive beetle threatens Florida's avocados

Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 09:56 in Biology & Nature

A researcher at North Carolina State University is tracking the movement of the Redbay Ambrosia beetle, an invasive insect that, if it spreads to southeast Florida, may severely affect the production of avocados, a $15 million to $30 million industry in the state...

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