CATCH THE BUZZ – Citrus Greening Has Florida Citrus Crop Down 86% This Year.
Scott Powers A decade of ravages by citrus greening has left Florida with only the hard-core of committed growers, less than a third as…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Citrus Greening Infestations Slowing in California, But Have Not Stopped!
Cecilia Parsons, California Farm Bureau The number of citrus trees found infected with the fatal plant disease huanglongbing continues to rise in Southern California—but…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Citrus Greening Found in residential tree in Orange County , CA. 55th found so far.
By Jim Offner The Packer Huanglongbing (HLB) has been confirmed in a residential citrus tree in Southern California, and officials are expanding the area…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Controlling the Asian Citur Psyllid – Help May Be On The Way
Researchers breed wasps to save citrus trees Researchers at Cal Poly Pomona are breeding sting-less wasps to help contain the citrus pest population in…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – US (CA): Citrus psyllid found in Tracy, FL still fighting homeowners
The discovery in Tracy, California, of the feared crop pest, the Asian citrus psyllid, mobilized local, state and federal farm officials, Tuesday 3rd May….
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Crisis Declaration Allows Use of Antibiotics in Florida Citrus in Bloom
Frank Giles, Growing Produce The much-anticipated emergency exemption allowing the use of bactericides to enhance overall trees health of trees infected with HLB has…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Predicts Smallest Orange Crop in 50 Years
State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam wants another $8.5 million next year to help fight a deadly citrus disease, as Florida’s orange crop was forecast…
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