Cobra, the Belgian Malinois hound, gallops through the grove with a nose for fungus and a knack for discovering infected avocado trees before the symptoms become visible to humans. Florida’s avocados ...

There's a new threat that may affect a mainstay fruit source for many of the state's growers – Florida avocados. Agricultural experts in Florida are warning this month about a disease, sunblotch ...

Tree growers and researchers across Florida are continuing to try to reduce the harm caused by a decades-old disease that’s impacting avocado production. “A boat came into Port Wentworth, Georgia, ...

A beetle smaller than a grain of rice could have a huge impact on the agriculture industry in the southeast. The female redbay ambrosia could be deadly for avocado trees and other laurel species ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – It's Cinco de Mayo, South Florida, meaning many take pleasure in eating some guacamole. But here in Florida there is a disease that is threatening the state's $64 million avocado ...

Florida's lucrative avocado industry could face a serious blow from a duo of deadly new invaders. Together, the invasive fungus called "laurel wilt disease" and the redbay ambrosia beetle, which ...

If you'd asked me just a few days ago where in America avocados are grown, I'd have said California without even considering another state. If pressed, I could've guessed Florida, since we grow so ...

MIAMI -- A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry. Scientists are tracking the redbay ambrosia beetle as it crisscrosses the southeastern United ...