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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/04/11/ns-mutant-strawberry-virus.html
Mutant strawberry virus threatens $17M N.S. industry
New, mutated virus a combination of 2 previously known viruses
Nova Scotia's multi-million dollar strawberry industry is under attack from a mutant pest.
An insect-borne plant illness has been detected in an area just north of Truro. The area is responsible for about 40 per cent of the province?s $17 million industry.
The new virus ? the result of two known viruses combining into a new, mutated form ? are spread by the strawberry aphid. The strawberry aphid is a small, soft bodied insect that siphons plant sap...
...At the moment, the new virus is confined to the Great Village area outside of Debert, N.S...
Mutant strawberry virus threatens $17M N.S. industry
New, mutated virus a combination of 2 previously known viruses
Nova Scotia's multi-million dollar strawberry industry is under attack from a mutant pest.
An insect-borne plant illness has been detected in an area just north of Truro. The area is responsible for about 40 per cent of the province?s $17 million industry.
The new virus ? the result of two known viruses combining into a new, mutated form ? are spread by the strawberry aphid. The strawberry aphid is a small, soft bodied insect that siphons plant sap...
...At the moment, the new virus is confined to the Great Village area outside of Debert, N.S...