Citrus-Leaf-Eating Butterfly

January 7, 2007 Leave a comment

Not all butterflies are beautiful.

An Asian butterfly known for ravaging the leaves of young citrus trees has spread from the Dominican Republic to other Caribbean islands and could soon strike fruit producers in Florida, agriculture experts said.
The lime swallowtail butterfly was spotted in the Dominican Republic three years ago

Source: Fla. Fears Citrus-Leaf-Eating Butterfly

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Resident of the City of Coral Gables; Formerly with Inter-American Development Bank, Senior Environmental Project and Policy Leaders, Agricultural Economics, Forest Sector Projects and Policies, Country Representative Financing in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic

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