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The diverse plant collections in botanical gardens increase the chance of pests and pathogens encountering suitable hosts and becoming invasive.
- Postdoctoral Fellow Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria
A tree-killing beetle that invaded South Africa two years ago and wreaked havoc in the country’s towns and cities still hasn’t been declared an emergency plant pest.
A tree-killing beetle has invaded South Africa. This is what should be done.
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