Insect Outbreak Threatens Argentine Corn Yield 2024

After ending a long drought with great weather, Argentine corn farmers started this season hopeful for a bountiful harvest. They aimed to boost President Javier Milei’s efforts to revive the struggling economy. Yet, their optimism now faces a challenge due to an outbreak of green leafhoppers, known locally as ‘cigarrinha verde.’ These insects transmit spiroplasma, […]

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