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This article explains that kava dieback disease is a plant disease that can kill kava plants and is caused by the cucumber mosaic virus. It discusses some areas in Vanuatu where it has been a problem lately, and the government's efforts to educate farmers about methods to prevent it, which include removing diseased plants, not replanting infected plant material, controlling aphids which transmit the virus, and using proper traditional growing methods.
Vanuatu Daily Post: Farmers advised to stop spread of kava disease
For reference see this previous discussion here about cucumber mosaic virus:
http://kavaforums.com/forum/threads/cucumber-mosaic-virus.12149
Vanuatu Daily Post: Farmers advised to stop spread of kava disease
For reference see this previous discussion here about cucumber mosaic virus:
http://kavaforums.com/forum/threads/cucumber-mosaic-virus.12149