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'Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl' Virus Could Devastate San Diego Crops

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

An insect-borne virus that has killed tomato plants across Central America, Florida, and Georgia has been detected in California for the first time -- in Imperial Valley. Tomatoes are the sixth largest crop in the San Diego County with $60,000,000 in sales in 2005. We'll find out how devastating the virus, called tomato yellow leaf curl, may be to local growers. We'll also hear about how the Diaprepes root weevil has already ravaged six areas in the county, in a direct threat to our region's billion-dollar nursery industry.

Guest

  • Eric Larson , executive director, San Diego County Farm Bureau.