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Pest outbreak forces destruction of 52 tonnes of avocados across 4 states

The culprit is the avocado seed weevil (Curculionidae), a snout beetle that penetrates the skin and lays one or two eggs inside the fruit, from which the larvae push through to the seed where they incubate and emerge as adults. The post Pest outbreak forces destruction of 52 tonnes of avocados across 4 states appeared first on Mexico News Daily

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