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TCPalm 2010-07-05More Magna-Bon News: Magna-Bon produces environmentally safe remediation products to combat and prevent citrus canker , roof mold and other algal and ... and more ...
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Citrus pest may hit Redlands
Redlands Daily Facts 2010-07-03Fear that a disease-carrying insect may soon arrive in Redlands and nearby cities is growing as temperatures rise and orange trees sprout new growth. ... and more ...
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Single medfly closes pest-free grove in Delray
Palm Beach Post 2010-07-01The extreme measures to fight the medfly bring back dark memories of the failed attempt to stop the spread of citrus canker . During the 11-year eradication ... and more ...
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Fruit fly troubles hit mango business - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Sarasota Herald-Tribune 2010-07-01I told them my confidence in them was shaped by their handling of citrus canker . It is ridiculous," Wenzel said Wednesday. Instead of picking the thousands ... and more ...
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US(CA): State to prepare citrus trees against citrus-endangering insect
FreshPlaza 2010-06-28The insect has the potential to carry a bacterial disease called Huanglongbing to citrus trees, which eventually kills them. He said the insects have been ...
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Prices of Mekong Delta fruits falling, troubling farmers
SGGP 2010-06-28... of Dong Thap Province's Agriculture and Rural Development Department, said there are existing scientific treatments for citrus greening disease ...
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State to prepare El Centro citrus trees against citrus-endangering insect
Imperial Valley Press 2010-06-25The insect has the potential to carry a bacterial disease called Huanglongbing to citrus trees, which eventually kills them. He said the insects have been ...
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Crist's Tardiness Vexes Citrus
The Ledger 2010-06-24Charlie Crist's vetoes of a bill protecting a property tax break for agricultural land and $1 million to battle citrus greening disease , some state citrus ... and more ...
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Crist's Tardiness Vexes Citrus
The Ledger 2010-06-23Charlie Crist's vetoes of a bill protecting a property tax break for agricultural land and $1 million to battle citrus greening disease , some state citrus ... and more ...
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USDA announces quarantine to prevent spread of citrus disease
FreshPlaza 2010-06-21The quarantines are a response to the discovery of the citrus greening disease or the Asian citrus psyllid in those affected areas ...
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Fort Pierce's Minton drops from state agriculture commissioner race
TCPalm 2010-06-21The office handles a variety of topics ranging from consumer complaints and fuel regulations to food safety and agriculture issues such as citrus canker ...
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ACP quarantine hits citrus industry
Western Farm Press 2010-06-18The psyllid is the primary vector for the destructive bacterial disease Huanglongbing (HLB), Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, or citrus greening ...
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State officials say fruit flies are contained to a small area
Miami Hurricanes 2010-06-17(blog) The Callery-Judge Grove was recently under quarantine throughout the eradication of citrus canker and hope to avoid that fate with the medflies. ... and more ...
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Fla. officials scramble to determine extent of outbreak after medflies are found
Lexington Herald Leader 2010-06-16Mass tree cuttings such as occurred under the citrus canker eradication program are not being considered. The next step is to release more sterile flies, ... and more ...
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Dreaded fruit fly found in Boca Raton
South Florida Business Journal 2010-06-15It comes just four years after a controversial state program destroyed more than 600000 healthy, uninfected residential citrus trees to stop citrus canker . ... and more ...
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Medflies found in Boca Raton
Sun-Sentinel 2010-06-15Mass tree cuttings such as occurred under the citrus canker eradication program are not being considered. The next step is to release more sterile flies, ... and more ...
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US: Ag official worries about citrus heading to Tulare County
FreshPlaza 2010-06-15Citrus scientist Cardwell said when the psyllid first showed up in Florida it did not carry citrus greening disease either. In California “we are looking to ...
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Korean oranges eye US market expansion
Fruitnet.com 2010-06-10... Republic of Korea consistent with APHIS' domestic regulations concerning the interstate movement of citrus fruit from areas quarantined for citrus canker ...
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Florida citrus leaders debate boosting disease research investments
The Packer 2010-06-10Tense discussions over cutting marketing to fund citrus disease research dominated parts of the opening day of the Florida Citrus Industry Annual Conference ... and more ...
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Backyard trees become the focus in citrus pest fight
Central Valley Business Times 2010-06-09The psyllid, first detected in California in August 2008, can carry a deadly tree disease called huanglongbing or HLB, which has caused severe damage to ... and more ...
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US (CA): Backyard trees become the focus in citrus pest fight
FreshPlaza 2010-06-09The psyllid, first detected in California in August 2008, can carry a deadly tree disease called huanglongbing or HLB, which has caused severe damage to ... and more ...
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South Korean oranges could be OK'd in US
The Packer 2010-06-09Fears over citrus canker and sweet orange scab led to their banishment from the US in 2002. But after a recent pest risk assessment, APHIS concluded that ...
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Citrus' worst enemy is at Costa Rica's doorstep
Tico Times 2010-06-08HLB is considered one of the deadliest diseases for citrus trees. The disease is known in Spanish as the “dragón amarillo” ( yellow dragon ) ...
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Backyard trees become the focus in citrus pest fight
California Farm Bureau 2010-06-08No psyllids carrying HLB have been found in California. In Los Angeles, there is a large infestation of Asian citrus psyllids in the Echo Park area near ...
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Garden Detective: Citrus leaf curl; split bark on black locust tree
Sacramento Bee 2010-06-05Split bark on trees can be caused by too much water, sunburn or sunscald, freeze damage , windstorms, or too-rapid growth. In shallow soils, water is the ...