Invasive cactus Opuntia stricta in Maasai community areas, Kenya © CABI
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the effects of Tuta absoluta on tomato prices in Zambia, hail causing damage to crops in Colombia and the threat of invasive species on agriculture around the world.
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- Tiny wasp introduced to kill crop-devastating psyllid
Radio NZ, 22nd June 2016 - Global threat to agriculture from invasive species
CSIRO, 21st June 2016 - Citrus black spot: new studies support EFSA advice
Fresh Plaza, 20th June 2016 - Zambia: Pest threatens to push tomato prices up
Fresh Plaza, 20th June 2016 - Channel-hopping diamondback moth plague
The conversation, 16th June 2016 - Army worm outbreak plagues rice crop in five provinces
The Phnom Penh Post, 15th Jun 2016 - Practical steps to increase Pakistan’s mango exports
Fresh Plaza, 14th June 2016 - Colombia: Hail causes serious damage in the fields
Fresh Plaza, 14th June 2016 - Panama disease will not destroy the banana industry
Fresh Plaza, 7th June 2016 - African Farmers are Putting Great Technology to Work
All Africa: Food and Agriculture, 5th June 2016
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