Avocado disease threat

In this photo released by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, agricultural economist Edward “Gilly” Evans, left, and tropical fruit expert Jonathan Crane examine avocados in a research grove at UF’s Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead — Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The pair helped write a paper on the potential economic impact of laurel wilt, a disease threatening Florida’s avocado crop. If the disease reaches Miami-Dade County, it could destroy half the crop and cost the state $27 million.

(University of Florida/IFAS/Thomas Wright)
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