Tomato-killing virus detected in Calif.

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Tomato-killing virus detected in Calif.

An insect-borne virus that has killed tomato plants across Central America, Florida and Georgia has been detected in California for the first time.

The virus, known as tomato yellow leaf curl, devastated crops in the Dominican Republican and in Mexico, forcing those countries to curtail the growing season to contain the spread of the disease.

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cipm.ncsu.edu/ent/Southern_Region/99Programs/florida.html

It seems like organic crops and weeds are not susceptible to this

In unsprayed weeds and isolated organic vegetables, however, predators and parasitic wasps were seen to control whiteflies to low levels.