http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry. http://www.physorg.com/news160983223.html Biology Fri, 08 May 2009 06:34:33 EST news160983223 (PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at North Carolina State University is tracking the movement of the Redbay Ambrosia beetle, an invasive insect that, if it spreads to southeast Florida, may severely affect the production of avocados, a $15 million to $30 million industry in the state. http://www.physorg.com/news152900123.html Biology Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:15:47 EST news152900123 The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) today announced that an SRS scientist and other researchers have officially named the fungus responsible for killing redbay and other trees in the coastal plains of northeastern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. http://www.physorg.com/news134054863.html Biology Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:27:43 EST news134054863