Summary
To keep the bugs from spreading, they had to throw away many avocados.
The bad fruit was burned or buried so it wouldn't hurt other trees.
This helps keep the rest of the avocado trees healthy.
Key Points
4 points1
Up to 52 tons of avocados were destroyed.
2
The bug is called the avocado seed weevil.
3
Farmers in several Mexican states took action.
4
The bad fruit never reached stores.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsweevil
a small insect that can damage plants
larvae
baby insects that look like tiny worms
orchard
a place where many fruit trees grow
contaminate
to make something dirty or unsafe
protocol
a set of rules to follow
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