Jun 2010 news archives
-
US (CA): Researchers pushing to find cure for citrus disease
FreshPlaza on June 2, 2010There is no tool except vigilance at the moment to contain a deadly citrus tree disease that is making its way across the map. But there's been a tremendous ... and more...
-
Florida bemoans lack of governor support
Fruitnet.com on June 2, 2010... Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), a body that the industry sees as 'ground zero' for the industry's fight against citrus greening disease . ... and more...
-
Finding pesticide alternatives
Peace Arch News on June 2, 2010Two of the principal problems for rose growers are aphids and black spot fungus . Growing a clove of garlic close to each rose bush deters aphids almost ... and more...
-
Profits, costs up for citrus
Tallahassee.com on June 3, 2010On the downside: Growers are spending more money up front each year, battling citrus canker and a more severe disease - greening. And there's a new malady: ... and more...
-
Researchers Push To Find Cure For Citrus Disease
PerishableNews on June 4, 2010(press release) There is no tool except vigilance at the moment to contain a deadly citrus tree disease that is making its way across the map...
-
US: Profits, costs up for citrus
FreshPlaza on June 4, 2010On the downside: Growers are spending more money up front each year, battling citrus canker and a more severe disease - greening. And there's a new malady:...
-
Garden Detective: Citrus leaf curl; split bark on black locust tree
Sacramento Bee on June 5, 2010Split 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...
-
Backyard trees become the focus in citrus pest fight
California Farm Bureau on June 8, 2010No 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...
-
Citrus' worst enemy is at Costa Rica's doorstep
Tico Times on June 8, 2010HLB is considered one of the deadliest diseases for citrus trees. The disease is known in Spanish as the “dragón amarillo” ( yellow dragon )...
-
South Korean oranges could be OK'd in US
The Packer on June 9, 2010Fears 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...
-
US (CA): Backyard trees become the focus in citrus pest fight
FreshPlaza on June 9, 2010The 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...
-
Backyard trees become the focus in citrus pest fight
Central Valley Business Times on June 9, 2010The 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...
-
Florida citrus leaders debate boosting disease research investments
The Packer on June 10, 2010Tense discussions over cutting marketing to fund citrus disease research dominated parts of the opening day of the Florida Citrus Industry Annual Conference ... and more...
-
Korean oranges eye US market expansion
Fruitnet.com on June 10, 2010... Republic of Korea consistent with APHIS' domestic regulations concerning the interstate movement of citrus fruit from areas quarantined for citrus canker...
-
US: Ag official worries about citrus heading to Tulare County
FreshPlaza on June 15, 2010Citrus 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...
-
Medflies found in Boca Raton
Sun-Sentinel on June 15, 2010Mass 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...
-
Dreaded fruit fly found in Boca Raton
South Florida Business Journal on June 15, 2010It comes just four years after a controversial state program destroyed more than 600000 healthy, uninfected residential citrus trees to stop citrus canker . ... and more...
-
Fla. officials scramble to determine extent of outbreak after medflies are found
Lexington Herald Leader on June 16, 2010Mass 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...
-
State officials say fruit flies are contained to a small area
Miami Hurricanes on June 17, 2010(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...
-
ACP quarantine hits citrus industry
Western Farm Press on June 18, 2010The psyllid is the primary vector for the destructive bacterial disease Huanglongbing (HLB), Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, or citrus greening...
-
Fort Pierce's Minton drops from state agriculture commissioner race
TCPalm on June 21, 2010The office handles a variety of topics ranging from consumer complaints and fuel regulations to food safety and agriculture issues such as citrus canker...
-
USDA announces quarantine to prevent spread of citrus disease
FreshPlaza on June 21, 2010The quarantines are a response to the discovery of the citrus greening disease or the Asian citrus psyllid in those affected areas...
-
Crist's Tardiness Vexes Citrus
The Ledger on June 23, 2010Charlie 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...
-
Crist's Tardiness Vexes Citrus
The Ledger on June 24, 2010Charlie 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...
-
State to prepare El Centro citrus trees against citrus-endangering insect
Imperial Valley Press on June 25, 2010The insect has the potential to carry a bacterial disease called Huanglongbing to citrus trees, which eventually kills them. He said the insects have been...
-
Prices of Mekong Delta fruits falling, troubling farmers
SGGP on June 28, 2010... of Dong Thap Province's Agriculture and Rural Development Department, said there are existing scientific treatments for citrus greening disease...
-
US(CA): State to prepare citrus trees against citrus-endangering insect
FreshPlaza on June 28, 2010The insect has the potential to carry a bacterial disease called Huanglongbing to citrus trees, which eventually kills them. He said the insects have been...