Citrus concerns

[NewsWhore]

El Caribe reports that Diaphorina citri, destructive bacteria that attacks citrus products has been detected in Imbert and Luperon in Puerto Plata province. The disease, which recently affected Cuba, forced officials there to eliminate 80% of their citrus crops. El Caribe reports that the outbreak is affecting a 9-kilometer area. The Ministry of Agriculture says that no substantial damage has been registered so far but the outlook is not positive. Officials say the bacteria could have entered the DR through the port of Luperon, on a boat from Cuba or Florida. The bacteria first emerged in Asia in 1998 and ever since, the local agriculture authorities have been working to prevent it from affecting the DR.

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