Plague of red palm weevil threatening palms


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Red palm weevils mate in a container in a lab in Almeria, south of Spain March 12, 2007. A dangerous plague of red palm weevil is threatening palms on the Spanish Mediterranean coast and Canary Islands, according to Andalusia's regional government reports.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

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Scientist shows a red palm weevil larvae in a lab in Almeria, south of Spain March 12, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

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Scientist Gervasio Tapia watches red palm weevils mating in a lab in Almeria, south of Spain March 12, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)

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A red palm weevil sits on metal tweezers in a lab in Almeria, south of Spain March 12, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


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