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Womens Health| Discover 'Green' Pesticide Effective Against
Citrus Pests University of Florida researchers have discovered a
key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an
effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the
citrus industry. The Lime Swallowtail, or Citrus Swallowtail, is
a well-known agricultural pest from southern Asia discovered in
the Caribbean in 2006, and researchers say its potential impact
on the U.S. citrus industry is cause for serious concern.
“Everything that’s in the Caribbean eventually gets to Florida –
Florida is an invasive magnet,” said UF lepidopterist Delano
Lewis, lead author of the study pu