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PESTS, PLANT DISEASES BEWARE - NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHES 'FIRST DETECTORS' TO SPOT OUTBREAKS
December 11, 2008
LAS CRUCES, N.M., Dec. 11 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:

Plant pests and diseases are responsible for substantial economic losses every year in New Mexico and across the Southwest. Now, thanks to a series of first detector training courses hosted by the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, there is a small army of people around the region who are trained to spot outbreaks sooner - often before they get out of hand.

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