Spain’s Tomato Mite Outbreak

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Fuente: Tomato_News
Lugar: In the field
Spain’s processing tomato industry, heavily centered in Extremadura—which generates nearly three-quarters of the nation’s crop—is confronting a crisis this season. High temperatures and low humidity have fueled a massive outbreak of the tomato russet mite, locally known as Vasates. The microscopic pest sucks plant cells and causes vines to dry out prematurely, leaving up to […]