Uruguay confronts a powerful new threat to its palm trees: A tiny red bug

Mongabay
Jul 24, 2025, 12:01 pm182 ptsTop
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s iconic palm trees are under attack by the invasive red palm weevil, a pest from Southeast Asia. First detected in 2022, the insect has already destroyed thousands of trees, including half of the 19,000 palms in the capital Montevideo. Authorities are waking up to the…

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