ApocaDocs: Citrus Crops in U.S Under Siege From Unknown Bacterium

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Posted Wed Sep 3 2008: from NaturalNews.com:


	Citrus Crops in U.S Under Siege From Unknown Bacterium http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1220478791 Citrus greening is blazing through the Florida citrus groves like wildfire. Scientists don't know how long it will take to find a treatment or cure for this contagious bacterial disease. One scenario projects that within nine to ten years, all the citrus trees currently in the ground will be dead. Citrus greening, caused by a bacterium yet unnamed, is one of the most serious citrus diseases in the world, destroying the economic value of the fruit while compromising the tree. The disease has significantly reduced citrus output in Asia, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Brazil. Now trees grown in the U.S. are in jeopardy.

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The ApocaDocs say:

Is this "bacterium yet unnamed" ... Lord Voldemort!?