Insect & Disease Update
Learn more about the projects and people selected to receive funding to fight pests and disease.
Through extensive genomic sequencing, University of Florida researchers might have found the key to true HLB resistance.
The slimy pests come in big numbers and are clogging up irrigation emitters. Learn what it takes to slug it out with these slowpokes.
Asian citrus psyllid found in Riverside County confirmed positive for bacteria that causes the deadly disease.
Plant Food Systems is all systems go serving its grower customers. Get an inside perspective from Paul Fabry.
Learn more about the discovery of an antimicrobial peptide that can be used in high heat, is easy to manufacture, and safe for humans.
Certis USA is stepping up again in the fight against HLB. Find out how much the biopesticide company recently donated to the cause.
Researchers are attempting to stay on top of this pre-harvest problem. See how.
Multiple detections of the deadly disease sparks USDA to expand areas already under watch. See what counties are affected.
New detection of the disease triggers quarantine expansion. Find out who’s impacted.
The latest pest to hit Florida citrus has the potential to cause economic harm.
Washington State researchers grow disease bacteria in the lab for the first time. Find out how.
USDA expands quarantine areas after plant tissue samples of deadly disease found in multiple locations.
Latest quarantine expansion marks first time the fungal disease has been detected on a residential property since it was first found in the Sunshine State nearly a decade ago.
Deal between Citrus Research and Development Foundation and University of Florida will allow the Foundation to continue to operate as it had since its inception in 2009.
Citrus growers on alert as first-ever find of lebbeck mealybug in commercial grove reported.
Despite uncertainty, the industry continues to seek new venues to rebuild and outflank HLB.
Industry committee endorses voluntary methods for citrus growers’ response to the deadly disease.
Biopesticide company makes another large donation to help fund citrus greening research.