Posted on 01/27/22
| News Source: i24
The arrival of the insect could 'put the entire citrus fruit industry in the country in danger of extinction'
An insect that holds deadly diseases to citrus trees was detected in Israel, the country's Agriculture Ministry warned Wednesday.
The Asian citrus psyllid, or Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, is a known carrier for citrus greening disease, which causes green, misshapen, and bitter fruit and kills infected trees.
There is no treatment for trees infected with citrus greening disease.
The bug was found in the Emek Hefer region in the country's center and confirmed by the Plant Protection Services Laboratories at the Agriculture Ministry.
Shlomit Zioni, the director of the Agriculture Ministry's Plant Protection and Inspection Services, said in a statement that the insect could "put the entire citrus fruit industry in the country in danger of extinction."