pests, or a disease. Avocados do not ripen on the tree. They need to be harvested off the tree when mature and then ripened, preferably indoors. A mature avocado generally has a slight give when ...

For years, inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, had ...

California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to ... against imports of avocados infected with insects and diseases since 1997 ...

The U.S. government extended avocado import permissions to Guatemala on Friday, but don't expect that to result in cheaper guacamole anytime soon. For nearly 30 years, Mexico has been practically the ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of ... infected with insects and diseases since 1997, but they have also ...

San Diego avocado growers are concerned about increased ... have been guarding against avocados infected with pests and diseases. They have also been threatened for refusing to certify shipments ...

MEXICO CITY — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of ... infected with insects and diseases since 1997, but they have also been ...

• Make a “base plan.” Measure your property with a tape measure or the measuring app on your smart phone. Plot it on grid ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of ... infected with insects and diseases since 1997, but they have also ...