Take a good look at this season’s avocados, and savor the flavor. This season might be the last time you’ll see and taste Florida avocados, if the laurel wilt disease gets out of control in Miami-Dade County. It’s caused by the tiny redbay ambrosia beetle that carries a fungus which kills avocado trees fairly quickly. [...]
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Avocados are threatened
Posted in farmer/grower, fruits, location, locavore, people, photo, politics, tagged avocado, commissioners, county budget, Extension, laurel wilt, redbay ambrosia beetle, UF/IFAS on August 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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