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Georgia’s Blossoming Citrus Industry Susceptible to Citrus Greening Disease Apr 8, 2020
With commercial citrus acreage on the rise in Georgia, producers should be aware of potential signs of citrus greening and the pests that carry the disease that has devastated the […]
Texas: Citrus Greening Quarantine Expands to Brazoria, Galveston Counties Oct 23, 2019
The citrus greening quarantine has expanded to Brazoria and Galveston counties, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Citrus greening is one of the most serious citrus plant diseases in the […]
Citrus Greening: Scent-Detecting Dogs Help Early Detection – Video Jan 21, 2019
For decades, humans have relied on dogs to detect explosives, illegal drugs, lost people and wildlife. More recently, they have been used to detect pests such as termites, bedbugs and […]
California Citrus: Major Breakthrough in Controlling Asian Citrus Psyllid Dec 15, 2017
In a ground-breaking discovery encompassing six years of research, an international team of scientists led by UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal announced they’ve identified the sex pheromone of the Asian citrus […]
California Citrus: Huanglongbing Detected Again in San Gabriel Apr 6, 2017
The California Department of Food and Agriculture crews conducting intensive, risk-based surveys detected eight citrus trees confirmed to be infected with Huanglongbing. All trees were in the core area of […]
California Citrus: UC Riverside Gets $5.1Mln to Fight Citrus Tree Killer Feb 22, 2017
A team of scientists, led by a group at the University of California, Riverside, has received a five-year, $5.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fight a […]
