Holy guacamole: invasive beetle threatens Florida'...(Beetle moves to southwest Miami as they ...)

Date:2/4/2009

Beetle moves to southwest Miami, as they predict. The team is currently monitoring the beetles' path and hopes to catch them and stop their progress before they get to avocado trees. The biggest problem for researchers is that it's hard to tell a tree has been infested until it begins dying.

"There are a lot of people very concerned about the potential of this predator attacking avocado trees. And no one knows quite what to do," Koch says. "Some are trying to figure out if they can protect avocado trees with fungicides. Others wonder if it is possible to closely watch the avocado orchards and isolate and remove any infected trees as soon as they begin to show signs of wilting. Researchers are trying to determine the effectiveness of these options in hopes of coming up with a solution to protect avocado groves."

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Contact: Caroline M. Barnhill caroline_barnhill@ncsu.edu 919-515-6251 North Carolina State University Source:Eurekalert

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