Other Plant Disease -- Venezuela
The president of the Yaracuy [State] Fruit Growers Association stated that only 5% of the 35 000 hectares planted with citrus in Venezuela continued to exist. The massive reduction in citrus cultivation was due to Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening. The bacterium is transmitted by the _Diaphorina citri_ vector insect. The plantations that haven't been affected are in colder areas, such as Merida, Tachira and Zulia [states].
He insisted that they must control the vector insect to
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