Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Export crop pest found in Nelson

The Nelson Mail | Tuesday, 22 July 2008
A bug that has led to a ban on tomato and capsicum exports has been found in Nelson and Canterbury, says Horticulture New Zealand.

MAF Biosecurity suspended the exports last month after the discovery of a bacterium in three Auckland commercial hothouse operations. It is believed to be transmitted by a small insect called tomato potato psyllid.

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