Plantwise Blog

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, 22^nd June 2016
• Global threat to agriculture from invasive species
  CSIRO, 21^st June 2016
• Citrus black spot: new studies support EFSA advice
  Fresh Plaza, 20^th June 2016
• Zambia: Pest threatens to push tomato prices up
  Fresh Plaza, 20^th June 2016
• Channel-hopping diamondback moth plague
  The conversation, 16^th June 2016
• Army worm outbreak plagues rice crop in five provinces
  The Phnom Penh Post, 15^th Jun 2016
• Practical steps to increase Pakistan’s mango exports
  Fresh Plaza, 14^th June 2016
• Colombia: Hail causes serious damage in the fields
  Fresh Plaza, 14^th June 2016
• Panama disease will not destroy the banana industry
  Fresh Plaza, 7^th June 2016
• African Farmers are Putting Great Technology to Work
  All Africa: Food and Agriculture, 5^th June 2016

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