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Lethal yellowing epidemic hits Caribbean coconut palms
National Geographic reports a sweeping outbreak of lethal yellowing disease destroying Jamaica Tall coconuts across the Caribbean Gulf coast. Planthoppers spread the mycoplasma-like pathogen, killing trees within months and threatening Mexico's leading coconut economy. Replanting with resistant varieties is the only workable defense.
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Jamaica
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Mexico
Randolph E. McCoy
National Geographic
McCoy
Key West
Fla
Miami
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Yucatan Peninsula