National geographic usa 2014 10

Red-eyed Asian citrus psyllids, an eighth of an inch long, feast on an orange stem. The insects spread citrus greening, a bacterial scourge sweeping through Florida’s citrus groves. Infected trees produce deformed, green, bitter fruit.

At left, seedlings genetically altered to make defensive antibiotics may help protect a nine-billion-dollar industry.

USGS BEE INVENTORY AND MONITORING LABORATORY (RIGHT)