Insect & Disease Update
Learn how seeing HLB as a pathogen-triggered immune disease might mean finding solutions more swiftly.
Learn more about new ag tech that applies more pesticide and fertilizers to fruit trees, meaning fewer chemicals in the environment.
New, collaborative research project aims for the root of growers’ problems by breeding fruit tolerant to HLB.
For the first time ever, scientists have been able to measure the speed of a bacterium that causes the deadly disease.
Learn more about new research that shows citrus trees grown under individual protective covers (IPCs) show no signs of HLB.
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is investing nearly $11 million in several projects that aim to hit HLB from different angles.
Newly published research shows Cordyceps javanica helped lower pest numbers by 90%.
New research project aims to identify the beneficial traits of microbes within plants that have the capacity to impact citrus pathogens.
Find out where you can learn more about gibberellic acid treatments and what they can do now to relieve stress for plantings racked by disease.
Confirmed detections of the fungal foe’s causal agent prompts alert from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
New quarantine area established as detection marks first time plant disease has been found in San Diego County.
Learn how scientists tapped into millions of years of data and plant survival for modern-day inspiration to solve HLB.
The tool, often referred to as a blood test for plants, is getting more attention from growers.
Team of scientists from the University of Florida set to find out how changes in soil health might impact yield.
The previously phased-out pesticide effective in battling Asian citrus psyllid and nematodes had been cleared by EPA in January.
Learn how a new biotech breakthrough could be key in slowing the spread of HLB and its vaunted vector.
But while they express overwhelming concern about HLB, many growers remain positive.
Learn how researchers are betting an ancient solution will solve citrus growers’ biggest problem by breeding hybrid selections with resistance to HLB.
Focus in to see why a team of scientists was awarded $10 million over the next five years to investigate the role of soil and root microbes in the disease.