Insect & Disease Update
Annual report reveals marked decrease in nursery output.
Scientists find efficient way to effectively kill HLB’s vector via insecticide-infused microscopic molecules.
Grower tenacity and scientific breakthroughs are key elements behind bold prediction.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam believes the innovation of industry stakeholders will produce a solution to HLB.
A trio of the state’s top producers look back on 10 years and search for the path forward.
After a decade, the Sunshine State’s citrus industry perseveres in the face of disease.
A recent story in the Los Angeles Times highlights some of the new research being conducted in the […]
Tree decline is one of the major components of citrus greening disease or huanglongbing (HLB). Vectored by the […]
Scientists always said it was just a matter of time, but having an incurable disease like Huanglongbing infect the state’s citrus is jarring.
As a kid growing up we all remember the arrival of Barnum & Bailey’s circus. The ads, the […]
UF/IFAS-developed imaging system will help identify problem areas in the grove.
New Citrus Research and Education Center director informs Congress of the dire threat presented by HLB.
Researchers find Asian citrus psyllids can travel further and more often once carrying the deadly disease.
More trees testing positive for disease within close proximity of original find.
EPA issues specific exception under provisions of Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for the use of product on up to 54,000 acres of fresh market fruit.
Citrus greening has been found for the second time in California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture […]
Funding approved in Florida’s state budget to bolster development of beneficial bacteria-infused product.
Vestaron Corporation, a developer of insect control products derived from naturally occurring peptides, today announced that its VST-006330-EP […]
During annual conference, industry leaders call for an ‘all in’ approach to survive current crisis.