An Infected Avocado (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

An Infected Avocado

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Stenoma is an extremely destructive insect, and it is an invasion threat to California because larvae may be accidentally introduced inside of imported avocado fruit that originate from countries where this pest is native.

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Hoddle lab, UC Riverside.

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