Feb 2010 news archives
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Orange juice rally 'could have further 50% to go'
Agrimoney.com on February 3, 2010... with farmers impatient at low prices ripping out groves, and citrus greening disease , a fatal and incurable bacterial infection, threatening remaining...
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Ask Dr. Hort: Possible reasons for oranges' unsightliness
Tampabay.com on February 4, 2010Finally, trees that are in slow decline with rough, corky projections on the fruit and leaves have citrus canker , a bacterium. The only control is to call a...
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US (FL): Orange juice rally 'could have further 50% to go'
FreshPlaza on February 4, 2010... with farmers impatient at low prices ripping out groves, and citrus greening disease , a fatal and incurable bacterial infection, threatening remaining...
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FBD: Citrus Growers Association wants members to become more business savvy ... - FoodBizDaily.com
FoodBizDaily.com on February 5, 2010(press release) Citrus is such big business in South Africa - the second-largest exporter of oranges, grapefruits and lemons in the world - that seaport operations are ... and more...
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Mealy bug 'turmoil' sparks cotton crop fears (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mealy bug 'turmoil' sparks cotton crop fears on February 5, 2010The Queensland Opposition says Central Highland cotton growers are the losers in the delayed response to an outbreak of mealy bugs...
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Local citrus exports are growing, but producers left with sour deal
Business Report on February 5, 2010Citrus is such big business in South Africa - the second-largest exporter of oranges, grapefruits and lemons in the world - that seaport ... and more...
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CITRUS GREENING PROJECTS GETS BOOST
LoveFM on February 5, 2010“Our role is to support CGA and BAHA's role to mitigate the negative impacts of this citrus greening disease on our citrus industry. ... and more...
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Warning For Owners Of Abandoned Citrus Groves
WFtv.com on February 8, 2010To make matters worse, some of the trees could be spreading a very serious citrus disease . There are 4600 acres of abandoned citrus trees in Lake County and ... and more...
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Greening detected in Mexican citrus state
AgraNet on February 9, 2010FIVE trees infected with the Huanglongbing (HLB, or greening) citrus disease have been found in Mexico's eastern Quintana Roo state, according to Daniel...
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US (FL): Warning for owners of abandoned citrus groves
FreshPlaza on February 9, 2010To make matters worse, some of the trees could be spreading a very serious citrus disease . There are 4600 acres of abandoned citrus trees in Lake County and ... and more...
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AGRICULTURE: State officials to set traps for European Grape Vine Moth
North County Times on February 9, 2010In San Diego County, traps for the moths will be added to the 11000 traps already monitored in the county for Medflies, Asian citrus psyllids and other...
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Smooth Sailing
Foothills Sun Gazette on February 10, 2010Also known as Citrus Greening Disease , HLB destroys the production, appearance and economic value of citrus trees and the taste of the fruit and juice...
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Ask a Garden Pro: Dealing with lemon damage
Corpus Christi Caller Times on February 12, 2010If the fruit is only discolored, and the citrus rind is smooth, you might be seeing freeze damage . This discoloration happened because that part of the...
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Chinese New Year tradition could spread citrus bug, ag expo speaker warns (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
Chinese New Year tradition could spread citrus bug, ag expo speaker warns on February 12, 2010A tradition of the Chinese New Year of giving citrus trees to friends and family has raised concerns among citrus experts. They say that could help a citrus pest migrate to Central and Northern Calif...
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Citrus fruits suffered a decrease in the Cuban markets, measures applied
Cuba Headlines on February 14, 2010There was a threatening danger: an attack by the Huanglongbing (known as the Yellow Dragon ), a disease currently present in over 40 countries and considered ... and more...
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US: Good price for grapefruits of high quality and taste
FreshPlaza on February 15, 2010The estates did not only suffer frost damage but also experienced the results of the hurricanes of a number of years ago, which spread citrus canker over a...
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Sunkist sees improved returns this season
Porterville Recorder on February 18, 2010While Florida has been losing millions of trees to the deadly ” citrus greening” disease , California so far has not been affected — although the arrival of ... and more...
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Sunkist president looks for rebound in 2010
The Packer on February 18, 2010Sunkist is working with the entire citrus industry, he said, to secure aid to fight huanglongbing, the bacterial disease carried by psyllids , and to educate ... and more...
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Dow AgroSciences Donates $10K To Citrus Industry
PerishableNews on February 23, 2010(press release) Additionally, INTREPID® 2F insecticide recently received SLN registration in Florida for the control of citrus leafminer, which spreads citrus canker...
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AU: Citrus representatives see firsthand the devastating effects of Huanglongbing
FreshPlaza on February 23, 2010Many of the group also saw for the first time how disfiguring citrus canker can be, especially in grapefruit. Ceri Pearce, Senior Plant Health Scientist, ... and more...
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Ag Summary: Rain Saturates Texas Wheat, Delays Corn Planting
CattleNetwork.com on February 23, 2010Nursery growers in Miami-Dade County reported that freeze damage was more prevalent than what was originally observed. Citrus producers were busy with...
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CDFA Secretary Kawamura appoints officers of new Californian Citrus Pest and ...
FreshPlaza on February 24, 2010... for example, California's citrus growers are confronting the arrival of the Asian citrus psyllid, a tiny pest that can spread the fatal citrus disease ... and more...
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Australian citrus growers tour US
Fruitnet.com on February 24, 2010... pathologists, horticulturists and biosecurity personnel have seen the devastating effects of Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease , ... and more...
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Leaders announced for pest body
Fruitnet.com on February 25, 2010... about the arrival of the Asian citrus psyllid, the tiny pest that spreads the fatal citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease. ... and more...
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Battle over citrus canker back in court - Vero Beach Press-Journal
Vero Beach Press-Journal on February 25, 2010The battle over citrus canker returned to court Tuesday as the Florida Department of Agriculture attempted to...
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Market Watch: At Ventura Downtown farmers market, Minneola tangelos and ...
Los Angeles Times on February 26, 2010... T. Swingle of the US Department of Agriculture, who was hoping to come up with new orange-like fruits resistant to citrus canker , a bacterial disease...