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Red spider mites are infesting coffee trees in Colombia © Gilles San Martin (CC BY-SA license)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including banana wilt affecting crops in Uganda, red spider mites infesting Colombian coffee plantations, and new varieties of rice resistant to Rice yellow mottle virus.

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