On the recordJune 11, 1996
What I do want to bring up though is that the issue of research and research has become a very important part of the agriculture industry, not only for things to provide a safer and better food product for our country and our citizens but also to help control some diseases that can potentially have some very adverse effects on very important products that are grown within our States. In this particular issue, the State of Florida, with oranges, last fall the USDA had identified a brown citrus aphid infestation is some parts of Florida. This actually is something that transmits CTV which can pose a very formidable threat to our industry. It actually has not only and will not only hit Florida, but it also has an opportunity to go into Arizona, California, and Texas. Most of this is commercial but some of this is backyards. What we are asking is that we look at some of these areas in the eradication of the brown citrus aphid.
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