Florida Citrus Grower Perspective: The Fight for No. 1 Is Far From Over By Paul Meador, Everglades Harvesting Inc.|March 30, 2022 HLB has put many in the industry at a crossroads, but orange producer Paul Meador says he and his peers have enough optimism in the tank to grow forward.Read More
Avoid These Mistakes When Flying Drones Over Your Farm Field By Ksenia Korolkova, Proofminder|April 24, 2024
Unique Perspective on Citrus Greening Gives New Hope to Growers Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 2, 2022 Learn how seeing HLB as a pathogen-triggered immune disease might mean finding solutions more swiftly.
Scientists Taking Next Steps To Stop Deadly Citrus Disease By UC Riverside News|January 3, 2022 New, collaborative research project aims for the root of growers’ problems by breeding fruit tolerant to HLB.
Got Citrus Greening? Symptoms Might Not Show up for Weeks After Infection By Phys.org|December 17, 2021 For the first time ever, scientists have been able to measure the speed of a bacterium that causes the deadly disease.
First HLB Bacteria Found in California Commercial Citrus Grove Posted by David Eddy|August 7, 2020 Asian citrus psyllid found in Riverside County confirmed positive for bacteria that causes the deadly disease.
Best Practices Issued for Dealing with Deadly Citrus Disease in California Posted by David Eddy|June 24, 2019 Industry committee endorses voluntary methods for citrus growers’ response to the deadly disease.
Can New Bactericide Delivery Machine Save Florida Citrus? Posted by Frank Giles|February 19, 2019 HLB-fighting tool would fit on traditional farm equipment like tractors or ATVs.
Florida Citrus Growers Happy to Put Hurricane Irma in Rear View By Frank Giles|June 21, 2018 Annual industry conference attendees in good spirits despite tough year.
Report: Single Big Breakthrough Unlikely for Citrus Greening Cure Posted by Frank Giles|April 10, 2018 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for both basic and applied research for short- and long-term solutions.
California Extends Citrus Quarantine Posted by Christina Herrick|August 28, 2017 A 94-square mile area of San Bernardino, Riverside counties now a part of state huanglongbing quarantine.
University of California Launches Website to Update Growers on Citrus Research Posted by Christina Herrick|July 21, 2017 Easy-to-read format designed to give growers up-to-date information on huanglongbing and Asian citrus psyllid research.
Label Expanded for Low-Volatility, Water-Based Insecticide Posted by Christina Herrick|June 27, 2017 Fight against Huanglongbing gets new weapon as Abamex label now includes citrus, grapes, pome, stone fruit, and strawberries.
Florida Company Seeks Approval of Novel Approach to Fight Citrus Greening Posted by Frank Giles|April 12, 2017 USDA prepares impact statement on technology that introduces a spinach defensin protein into trees via the tristeza virus.
USDA Announces Nearly $22 Million in HLB Research Funding Posted by Frank Giles|April 12, 2017 Agency has invested $57 million on the deadly citrus disease since 2014.
Florida Citrus Growers get Another Bactericide Booster Posted by Frank Giles|January 11, 2017 EPA Section 18 re-issued for treatment of HLB-infected trees.
Parasitic Wasps Released In Fight Against Asian Citrus Psyllid Posted by Christina Herrick|August 30, 2016 Release in residential areas a proactive move against threat of citrus greening.
First Stab At Florida Citrus Production Predicts Dire Decline Posted by Frank Giles|August 15, 2016 Elizabeth Steger estimates crop will drop by 26%.
Researchers Use Wasps To Protect Citrus Trees From Greening Posted by Christina Herrick|September 2, 2015 A recent story in the Los Angeles Times highlights some of the new research being conducted in the […]
Products To Help Your Trees Fight Off Citrus Greening Posted by Christina Herrick|August 31, 2015 Tree decline is one of the major components of citrus greening disease or huanglongbing (HLB). Vectored by the […]
Second Case In A Month Of Citrus Greening In California Posted by Christina Herrick|July 24, 2015 More trees testing positive for disease within close proximity of original find.