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Brazil and US scientists discover molecule that has destroyed millions of citrus groves

Wednesday, December 6th 2017 - 13:47 UTC

Researchers have identified the molecule that attracts the insect that transmits citrus greening disease, a development expected to help farmers control a plague that has destroyed trees in growing regions of Brazil and the United States. The scientific breakthrough is the result of six years of research on Diaphorina citri, the vector of citrus greening disease. Read full article

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