Beneficial Bugs With a Big Appetite for Citrus Psyllids

What started out as a novel experiment to help protect young trees from the Asian citrus psyllid is proving fruitful.

Learn more about a ‘devastating’ find in the heart of a citrus-growing area that is currently and historically important for lemon production.

Learn more about new research that shows citrus trees grown under individual protective covers (IPCs) show no signs of HLB.

Newly published research shows Cordyceps javanica helped lower pest numbers by 90%.

Learn how a new biotech breakthrough could be key in slowing the spread of HLB and its vaunted vector.

Mixing up control options proving effective to gain an upper hand on the HLB vector.

Researchers are minding protective mesh experiments to help new plantings stay psyllid-free.

Unique biological control method could be key to keeping the vector of deadly disease in check.

Novel plasticulture approach can turn Asian citrus psyllids away from young plantings.

Keep pesticide resistance at bay by mixing up your crop protection recipe.

Flushing trees will give HLB vector perfect breeding ground.

Growing citrus indoors can help protect it from the citrus psyllid and the deadly disease it vectors.

RNAi technology aims to take out HLB vector.

Disease-fighting bees and the deadly citrus psyllid were at the center of two recent, research-fueled out-of-office adventures.

Despite control challenges, keeping the pest in check remains the best approach to managing HLB.

Growers are betting unique crop protection tools will bridge the gap to bigger HLB solutions.

Multiple life stages found in trees in the city of Lincoln.

Insect production greenhouse at Cal Poly Pomona to rear and study Tamarixia radiata wasp.

Unique protection for young citrus trees could help cut pest-control costs up to 50% in the first two years.