Results in After Citrus Bactericides Put to the Test

With Hurricane Irma well in the rear view, growers and researchers hope to work groves back to a productive state as HLB rages on.

Cleaning up damage and small doses of nutrition the fastest path to helping blocks bounce back.

Flushing trees will give HLB vector perfect breeding ground.

When it comes to dealing with HLB, the ride can’t be over soon enough.

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

In order to grow, things have to change. Are you ready?

Company enters collaboration with Citrus Research and Development Foundation to uncover antibacterial and plant defense tools against the disease.

Riverside County has a storied history of citrus production and is home to California Citrus State Historic Park, which preserves the cultural landscape of the citrus industry.

Preliminary results of the unique HLB management method indicate many factors left to consider.

Education program focuses on managing the disease with available tools and tactics.

State agriculture officials taking action to assess and stop the spread of HLB. 

Varieties showing HLB tolerance giving growers hope, sparking more questions.

HLB detected in plant material from residential neighborhood. Quarantine expanded.

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

University of Florida researchers are peeling back the layers to find out what’s helping specific mandarin hybrid hold serve against HLB.

Funding would be used to fight HLB and explore methods for a cure.

Despite still having mounds of wood to chop, grower, federal, and state programs collectively are making a dent.

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

Newest addition to the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center team focused on helping growers manage through devastating disease.